A Columbia man was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for selling crack cocaine to an undercover police officer.
Jamey O. Green, 42, also known as ‘Hog’, was sentenced in federal court in Columbia for possession with intent to distribute and distribution of crack cocaine, a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).
United States District Judge Joseph F. Anderson, Jr. of Columbia handed down the sentence, which is equivalent to 15 years and 8 months, followed by 6 years of supervised release.
The case began with complaints from citizens, which led members of the Columbia Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to start an investigation into drug distribution in the Martin Luther King Park area of Columbia.
Between May and September of 2014, agents made undercover crack cocaine purchases from Green on five separate dates.
Green pled guilty earlier this year to one of the distributions, a sale of crack cocaine he made to an undercover officer on July 30, 2014.
The sale occurred at a home in the area, where Green sold the officer approximately an ounce of crack cocaine for $1100.
The case was investigated by officers and agents of the City of Columbia Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Assistant United States Attorney William K. Witherspoon of the Columbia office prosecuted the case.
Key Facts
- State: South Carolina
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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