Jessica Nicole Kent, Meth Trafficking, Virginia 2021

Bristol Woman Sentenced to 13 Years for Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

In a major blow to Southwest Virginia’s narcotics trade, Jessica Nicole Kent, 35, of Bristol, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 156 months in federal prison for her role in a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy.

According to court documents, Kent conspired with Joshua Desorcy, the ringleader responsible for coordinating the importation of massive shipments of methamphetamine from sources of supply in Mexico to accomplices in Atlanta, Georgia and Houston, Texas.

Desorcy directed Kent and other co-conspirators to make numerous trips to Atlanta and Houston to bring back the methamphetamine for further distribution in Southwest Virginia. In pleading guilty, Kent admitted to not only making those trips to Atlanta to pick up the drugs, but also routinely selling various amounts of both methamphetamine and heroin throughout Southwest Virginia.

As part of her plea agreement, Kent pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The crime was committed in Abingdon, Virginia.

Kent’s sentencing comes on the heels of her co-conspirator Joshua Desorcy’s 40-year prison sentence in February 2022 for his role in the conspiracy.

The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel J. Murphy is prosecuting the case.

U.S. Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh of the Western District of Virginia, Charlie J. Patterson, Special Agent in Charge of ATF’s Washington Field Division, and Special Agent in Charge Jarod Forget of DEA’s Washington Division made the announcement.

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