Michigan Man Sentenced To 145 Months Imprisonment

SOUTH BEND - Acting United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced that Johnny Jones, 39, of Benton Harbor, Michigan was sentenced before District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

Jones was sentenced to 145 months of imprisonment and 8 years of supervised release. The sentence is to be served consecutive to a sentence imposed by a federal district court in Nevada.

According to documents in this case, Jones was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine mixture and of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. One of his co-defendants (Stephine Smith) has already been sentenced to 41 months in prison. The other co-defendant (Jen-nai Rowland) is still awaiting sentencing.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force with the assistance of the St. Joseph Count Drug Investigations Unit and Michigan Southwest Enforcement Team. The case was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joel Gabrielse.

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