Warren man sentenced to 8 years in federal prison for drug trafficking

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Photo: Jyronurus Lee McClain. Courtesy of Union County Sheriff

EL DORADO — A Warren man was sentenced on Monday, to 96 months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, on two counts of use of a communication facility in committing a felony drug offense, namely, distribution of methamphetamine. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in El Dorado.

According to court documents, agents with the FBI, and the Arkansas State Police launched an investigation into 42-year-old Jyronurus Lee McClain, and others, for drug trafficking in the Western District of Arkansas. On two occasions in June 2017, McClain used a telephone to arrange the sale of methamphetamine. The methamphetamine purchased was sent to the Arkansas State Crime lab where it tested positive for a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine.

U.S. Attorney David Clay Fowlkes of the Western District of Arkansas made the announcement.

The Arkansas State Police and FBI investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Graham Jones prosecuted the case.

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