Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Shannon Lamont Jackson, 38, of Clovis was sentenced to 77 months in federal prison Thursday for drug trafficking and violent crimes, according to a press release issued by the Department of Justice.
Jackson was arrested on Dec. 3, 2015, on an indictment charging him with distributing heroin on Sept. 6, 2015, in Bernalillo County. On Oct. 19, 2016, Jackson pled guilty to the indictment and admitted that in September 2015, he negotiated the sale of approximately 20 grams of heroin with undercover FBI agents.
Jackson’s sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release for his heroin trafficking conviction.
The case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the FBI and the Bernalillo County Sheriff’ Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Shana B. Long prosecuted the case as part of the New Mexico Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education (HOPE) Initiative.
