(Olney) – An Olney man has been sentenced to two decades behind bars. According to Steven Weinhoeft, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 41-year-old Michael Jones was sentenced to just over twenty-one and half years in federal prison on methamphetamine-related charges. Jones previously pleaded guilty to five counts in a federal indictment. Count 1 charged that from April to October 2018, Jones conspired with others to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Counts 2 through 5 charged Jones with distributing methamphetamine on various dates in October 2018. All of Jones’s crimes occurred in Richland County, Illinois. The investigation was conducted by the Richland County Sheriff’s Office.
