Bristol, Tennessee Man Sentenced for Role in Meth Conspiracy

ABINGDON, VIRGINIA – A Bristol, Tennessee man, previously convicted of methamphetamine charges, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon.

Roy Clyde Newton III, 52, of Bristol, Tenn., pled guilty in October 2015 to one count of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. Today in District Court, Newton was sentenced to 37 months of federal incarceration to be followed by three years of supervised release.  

“This case is an example of how law enforcement has pushed back against the recent resurgence of methamphetamine cases in the Western District of Virginia,” United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. said today. “We will continue to prosecute those who manufacture and distribute this dangerous substance.”

The investigation of the case was conducted by the Bristol Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Bristol Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Virginia State Police, the Sheriff's Offices of Washington County, Russell County, Tazewell County, and Smyth County, the Commonwealth's Attorney's Offices of Russell County and Tazewell County and the police departments of Abingdon and Lebanon. Special Assistant United States Attorney Kevin Jayne prosecuted the case for the United States.