OPNET drug cases end in sentencings

Published 12:01 am Tuesday, September 25, 2012

PORT ANGELES — A 57-year-old Clallam County man was sentenced to nearly three years in prison Aug. 23 after pleading guilty to solicitation to commit delivery of methamphetamine.

John E. Jacobson was sentenced to 333/4 months confinement for selling methamphetamine to an Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team informant in the Forks area in December 2010.

In another West End OPNET case, Allen L. Curtis, 39, of Forks was sentenced to 45 months after pleading guilty to delivery of methamphetamine.

According to the certification of probable cause, Curtis sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant in December 2010 and January 2011.

In another OPNET case, Brittany E. Johnson, 21, of Port Angeles was arrested Sept. 1 for investigation of delivery of prescription medication on three occasions in April 2011.

OPNET detectives said Johnson sold Suboxone, a controlled substance, to a confidential informant.

Detective Sgt. Jason Viada said OPNET developed probable cause to believe Johnson set up the first buy and sold strips of Suboxone on the second and third buys. A total of eight strips were purchased for $20 each.

Johnson was released from jail three days after her arrest. She pleaded not guilty on Sept. 14 and awaits a Dec. 3 trial.

Seth R. Taylor, 23, of Port Angeles was charged as an accomplice in the same case, Viada said.

In other OPNET news, Leroy Hampton, 32, of Port Angeles was sentenced to two years probation Aug. 28 after pleading guilty to delivery of methamphetamine.

“Hampton’s guilty plea is a result of an OPNET investigation occurring in August of 2011 when Hampton sold about .32 grams of methamphetamine to OPNET for $40,” Viada said.