PRESS RELEASE
June 25, 2009
London, KY. —Jason Jervis 25, of Coco, Florida, was sentenced today to 37 months for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and actual distribution of the same by United States District Court Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove.
On or about May 17, 2008, Jervis and his co-conspirators traveled from Florida to London, Kentucky to distribute over fifty grams of cocaine. Unbeknownst to Jervis and his co-conspirators, the individual they arranged to sell the cocaine to was a cooperating witness with the London City Police Department. The London Police Department used video and audio equipment to tape the transaction between Jervis and the cooperating witness.
Jervis sold approximately 50.798 grams of powder cocaine to the cooperating witness and the two discussed the possibility of future drug transactions. The London Police Department arrested Jervis and his co-conspirators immediately following the transaction.
Under federal law, Jervis must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence, and, upon release, will be under the supervision of the United States Probation Office for three years.
James A. Zerhusen, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Robert L. Corso, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Elijah Hollon, Chief of the London Police Department, jointly made the announcement after Jervis was sentenced.
The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the London Police Department. The United States was represented in the case by Special Assistant United States Attorney Michael D. Pratt.