Published January 14, 2011, 08:16 AM
Fargo man sentenced to 9 years for drug conspiracy
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Fargo man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for dealing drugs. Joey Johnson pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess a controlled substance with the intent of distributing it. Authorities say he sold methamphetamine and marijuana in North Dakota and elsewhere in a seven-month stretch of 2009.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Fargo man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for dealing drugs.
Joey Johnson pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess a controlled substance with the intent of distributing it. Authorities say he sold methamphetamine and marijuana in North Dakota and elsewhere in a seven-month stretch of 2009.
In exchange for the plea, the government dropped charges of possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime.
Johnson had faced a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
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