Jonesville Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

BIG STONE GAP, Va. – A Jonesville, Virginia man was sentenced last week to 78 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.

John Joel Foster, 51, who had previously been convicted of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in 2009, previously pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine.

According to court documents, beginning in September 2021, Foster and others conspired to sell crystal methamphetamine in and around Lee County, Virginia.

Foster purchased at least 28 grams of crystal or “ice” methamphetamine from co-conspirator Billy King every few weeks during the course of the conspiracy. King introduced Foster to Garrett Teffeteller, who also routinely supplied methamphetamine to Foster.

King and Teffeteller have pled guilty for their roles in the conspiracy and will be sentenced later this year.

United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh and Special Agent in Charge Craig B. Kailimai of the Washington Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives made the announcement.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Virginia State Police, and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lena L. Busscher prosecuted the case.