West Virginia Man Sentenced for Drug Charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - John Marshall Jones, III, 37, of Bridgeport, West Virginia, was sentenced to 136 months for possession with intent to distribute more than five grams of methamphetamine.

According to court documents and statements made in court, officers were executing an arrest warrant for Jones for a parole violation at a home in Barbour County. Jones was hiding inside the home, where officers also found an assault rifle, a handgun, and methamphetamine.

Jones will serve three years of supervised release following his prison sentence.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Mountain Region Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative; the United States Marshals Service; and the Barbour County Sheriff's Office investigated.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Warner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.