Man sentenced to prison for felony meth offenses
FROM DISTRICT ATTORNEY GENERAL FREDERICK AGEE:
On May 13, 2024, in the Circuit Court of Gibson County, Defendant Jeremy Cole entered into a plea agreement with an effective 26-year sentence for Felony Methamphetamine offenses.
In May of 2022, Mr. Cole pled guilty to two counts of Possession of Meth with Intent to Sell or Deliver and received a total sentence of 16 years. He was given an opportunity for rehabilitation through a furlough from jail to complete a long-term inpatient drug treatment program; however, after completion of that program and once placed on supervised release, he violated his probation by committing another Felony Meth offense. Mr. Cole’s probation was revoked, and he will be serving his 16-year sentence in the Tennessee Department of Corrections.
Additionally, after completion of his prison sentence, he will be on strict supervision for a consecutive 10-year sentence for his new Meth conviction, totaling an effective 26-year sentence. While in T.D.O.C., he must complete drug counseling, vocational classes, and Moral Recognition Therapy classes, and after his release to supervision, he will have to pay a $10,000 fine plus court costs, submit to regular drug testing, complete a drug and alcohol evaluation program, maintain employment, and most importantly, not reoffend.
“Mr. Cole took responsibility for his criminal actions, which our office considered when reviewing his cases,” stated District Attorney General Frederick Agee. “The State of Tennessee Parole Board will determine when he meets the appropriate guidelines for parole release after serving the statutory requirements with imposed recidivism reduction measures on his 16-year prison sentence. He is 52 years old and will face either incarceration or strict supervision for the next two decades of his life. As the elected District Attorney for the People of the 28th Judicial District, I have the responsibility to allocate our resources for the best interests of our community, and this was an effective and judicially efficient resolution of his criminal cases. Additionally, when a defendant enters a plea agreement, there is no time-consuming and costly appeal process, and there is finality to closing the cases. We hope that after Mr. Cole serves his prison sentence, he will have the tools for rehabilitation to live a productive life.”
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