Big Stone Gap Man Gets Hefty Prison Sentence For Drug Conspiracy

A Big Stone Gap, Virginia man receives a hefty prison sentence for his part in a conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine into southwest Virginia. 42 year old Jeremy Mallory will spend 14 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute the illegal drug in Lee and Wise counties during a three year period beginning in 2016. Mallory was one of 21 others charged in the conspiracy.