Man Gets 274 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Crimes

In Albany this week, a man received a prison sentence of 274 months.   37 year old Joe Johnson III was sentenced after he pled guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. 

Johnson was sentenced to the Federal Bureau of Prisons by District Judge W. Louis Sands.  Sands said, "Johnson's four previous sentences for distribution of controlled substances and crimes of violence had not deterred him from this type of conduct."  He also said that following Johnson's release from prison, he would have to be supervised for eight years.

According to a spokeswoman from the from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Johnson will have to serve his full jail sentence as there is no parole in the federal system. 

On June 13, 2007, Johnson was arrested after having outstanding warrants.  At the time of his arrest, he possessed 16.7 grams of cocaine hydrochloride and 17.6 grams of "crack cocaine". 

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