Former Victor Man Sentenced for Selling LSD
POCATELLO – Thomas Warner Kent, 28, now of Loveland, Colorado, was sentenced yesterday to five months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for distribution of a controlled substance, lysergic acid diethylamide, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Lysergic acid diethylamide is more commonly known as LSD. The first five months of Kent's supervised release will be served on home detention with electronic monitoring in lieu of imprisonment.
Kent appeared before U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge at the federal courthouse in Pocatello. He pled guilty to the charge in May.
According to court documents, Kent admitted selling 150 doses of LSD to an undercover officer in Driggs, Idaho, in June 2010. As part of his plea, Kent agreed to forfeit $900.
The case was investigated by the Teton County Sheriff’s Office and the Idaho State Police.
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