Bridgeport Man Sentenced To Prison For Federal Drug Crime
Friday, October 4, 2024, 11:45 A.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
CLARKSBURG, W.VA.- On Thursday, October 3, 2024, John Marshall Jones, III, 37, of Bridgeport, West Virginia, appeared in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Thomas S Kleeh to 136 months in Federal Prison, followed by three years of supervised release for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Warner and documents filed with the court. Police Officers were executing an arrest warrant for Jones for a parole violation at a Barbour County, West Virginia home, where Jones was hiding out.
During the execution of the arrest warrant, Officers found an assault-style rifle, a handgun, and methamphetamine.
Members of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Mountain Regional Drug Task Force, the United States Marshals Service, and the Barbour County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case.
