Pearlington Man Sentenced to 220 Months in Prison for Drug and Firearm Possession

Gulfport, Miss – Jonathan Jarvis, 30, of Pearlington, Mississippi, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to serve 160 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and 60 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm in futherance of a drug trafficking crime, followed by 5 years of supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Derryle Smith with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Judge Ozerden ordered the sentences to run consecutive for a total of 220 months with the probation to run concurrently. Jarvis was also ordered to pay a $7,500 fine.

On October 24, 2017, a Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Trooper stopped a 2006 Chevrolet Impala on Interstate 10 for a traffic violation. The trooper identified the driver as Jonathan Jarvis and the passenger as Aaliyah Williamson. The trooper found hidden on Williamson 247 grams of methamphetamine. In the vehicle, he found Alprazolam, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone, marijuana, promethazine syrup, digital scales, plastic baggies, two cell phones, and a stolen Smith and Wesson pistol.

Jarvis pled guilty on May 5, 2018. Williamson pled guilty on May 11, 2018, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a stolen firearm, and will be sentenced by Judge Ozerden on November 18, 2018.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shundral H. Cole.