Tahlequah Woman Sentenced To 17 Months For Unlawful Use Of Communication Facility

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Tahlequah Woman Sentenced To 17 Months For Unlawful Use Of Communication Facility

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Nov. 22, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jasmine Lea Meikle, age 38, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 17 months’ imprisonment and 1 year of supervised release for Unlawful Use Of A Communication Facility, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 843(b). The charges arose from an investigation by the Tahlequah Police Department, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The Information alleged that on or about Sept. 24, 2018, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant knowingly and intentionally used a communication facility, a cellular telephone, in facilitating the commission of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, a felony under Title 21, United States Code 841(a)(1).

The Honorable Ronald A. White, U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Shannon Henson represented the United States.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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