Howe pleads guilty, sentenced to 25 years for rape

An 18-year old Jones County man received a sentence of 25 years to serve following a plea of guilty to the charge of rape. Dakota Thomas Ryan Howe entered his plea in Jones County Superior Court Feb. 15. He received a life sentence for the offense of rape with the first 25 years served in confinement. The remainder of the sentence is to be served on probation, and the defendant is to receive…