Man Sentenced To 3 1/2 Years In Prison After Violating Probation

Cassandra A. Goldman, Wabash County State's Attorney, reports that Nathan G. Jackson, a 38-year old Olney, Illinois man, was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections by the Honorable Circuit Judge William C. Hudson in Wabash County Circuit Court.

State's Attorney Goldman advises that the Defendant was charged September 10, 2018, with Possession of Methamphetamine, a Class 3 Felony. On December 11, 2018, Mr. Jackson was placed on Probation for 2 years. After admitting to a violation of his probation on December 2, 2019, Mr. Jackson was sentenced to 3 years 6 months in the Illinois Department of Corrections, to be followed by one year of mandatory supervised release (parole).

FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF OFFENSE:

That on the 7th day of September, 2018, in Wabash County, Illinois the Defendant, NATHAN G. JACKSON, committed the offense of POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE, in that said Defendant knowingly and unlawfully had in his possession less than 5 grams of a substance containing methamphetamine, other than as authorized in the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, in violation of 720 ILCS 646/60(a). A CLASS 3 FELONY

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