PRESS RELEASE
September 29 , 2008
Covington, Ky. —Donte Jones, 29, of Cincinnati, Ohio was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for trafficking in over five grams of crack cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking by United States District Court Judge David L. Bunning. Jones was also sentenced to eight years of supervised release upon his release from prison.
In June of 2008, Jones pleaded guilty to the charges and admitted that he possessed 16 baggies containing more than 13 grams of crack cocaine as well as a handgun at the time of his arrest in Newport, Ky. Jones also admitted to previous convictions of felony offenses for possession of cocaine in 1997, intimidation in 1997, assault with a gun in 1999, and burglary in 1996.
James A. Zerhusen, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Christopher P. Sadowski, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (Louisville Office), jointly made the announcement today after the sentencing.
The investigation was conducted by the Newport Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (Lexington Office) The United States was represented by Assistant United States Attorney Benjamin G. Dusing.