Greensboro: Two defendants from Wilkes County were sentenced this week in federal court for conspiracy to commit drug trafficking offenses after a major, multi-state organized crime operation.
Jeffrey Scott Jones, age 59, of Wilkesboro was sentenced to a 114-month term of imprisonment and a 192-month term of imprisonment, respectively, by the Honorable William L. Osteen, Jr., United States District Judge in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Blackmon was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release and pay a $3,000 fine. He was charged under indictment along with five co-defendants for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Tammy Lynn Wagoner, age 48, of Wilkesboro, was sentenced Nov. 21 to a 120-month term of imprisonment. In addition to prison time, Wagoner was ordered to serve five years of supervised release. She was charged under federal indictment on February 22, 2022, with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin.
The investigation was jointly undertaken by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, and sheriffs’ offices and police departments across North Carolina.