Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Jamey O. Green, a/k/a “Hog", age 42, of Columbia, South Carolina, was sentenced in federal court in Columbia for possession with intent to distribute and distribution of crack cocaine, a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). United States District Judge Joseph F. Anderson, Jr. of Columbia sentenced Green to 188 months (15 years and 8 months) in federal prison followed by 6 years of supervised release.
Evidence presented at the change of plea hearing established that after receiving complaints from citizens, members of the Columbia Police Department (CPD) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) began an investigation into drug distribution in the Martin Luther King Park area of Columbia. On five separate dates between May and September of 2014, agents made undercover crack cocaine purchases from Green.
Earlier this year, Green pled guilty in federal court to one of those distributions, a sale of crack cocaine he made to an undercover officer on July 30, 2014. On this date, the undercover officer met Green at a home in the area to purchase an ounce of crack cocaine. Green agreed and walked to the rear of the residence to retrieve the crack cocaine. When he returned, Green sold the officer approximately an ounce of crack cocaine for $1100.
The case was investigated by officers and agents of the City of Columbia Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant United States Attorney William K. Witherspoon of the Columbia office prosecuted the case. ##
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
