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Date: 04-13-2022

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United States of America v. Jessica Nicole Kent

Case Number: 1:21-cr-00030-JPJ-PMS

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Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (Abingdon County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office

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Description: Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to import methamphetamine from Mexico into Southwest Virginia.

Jessica Nicole Kent, 35, of Bristol, TN, conspired with Joshua Desorcy, the ringleader responsible for coordinating the importation of massive shipments of methamphetamine from sources of supply in Mexico to accomplices in Atlanta, Georgia and Houston, Texas. Desorcy directed Kent and other co-conspirators to make numerous trips to Atlanta and Houston to bring back the methamphetamine for further distribution in Southwest Virginia.

In pleading guilty, Kent admitted to not only making those trips to Atlanta to pick up the drugs, but also routinely selling various amounts of both methamphetamine and heroin throughout Southwest Virginia.

In February 2022, Desorcy was sentenced to 40 years in prison for his role in the conspiracy.

U.S. Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh of the Western District of Virginia, Charlie J. Patterson, Special Agent in Charge of ATF’s Washington Field Division, and Special Agent in Charge Jarod Forget of DEA’s Washington Division made the announcement.

The Drug Enforcement Administration as well as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel J. Murphy is prosecuting the case.

Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 156 months in prison.

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