Third Olney Resident Sentenced to Prison for Drugs

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Published on February 14 2019 9:28 am
Last Updated on February 14 2019 9:28 am
Written by Greg Sapp

A third Olney resident has been sentenced to prison time for his role in a drug conspiracy.

Southern Illinois District US Attorney Steven Weinhoeft said 35-year-old Harvey Ireland has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.

Ireland previously pleaded guilty to a one-count federal indictment that also named two co-defendants; 35-year-old Justin Mason and 26-year-old Brianna Bare, both of Olney. Bare was sentenced on December 27 to 87 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Mason was sentenced on January 22 to 262 months in prison and five years of supervised release.

The charged conspiracy took place from August 2017 to March 2018 in Richland County and elsewhere, and involved 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, or 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing meth.

The Richland County Sheriff's Department conducted the investigation.