Meth Offense Sends Richland County Man to Prison for 15 Years

Harvey L. Ireland, 35, of Olney, Illinois, has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, Steven D. Weinhoeft, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today.

Ireland previously pleaded guilty to a one-count federal indictment that also named two co-defendants: Justin R. Mason, 35, and Brianna N. Bare, 26, both also residents of Olney, Illinois. Bare was sentenced on December 27, 2018, to 87 months imprisonment and three years of supervised release. Mason was sentenced on January 22, 2019, to 262 months imprisonment and five years of supervised release.

The charged conspiracy took place from August 2017 to March 2018, in Richland County and elsewhere, and involved 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (Ice), or 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine.

The investigation in this case was conducted by the Richland County Sheriff’s Office.