Cape man sentenced to prison on crack cocaine charge

A Cape Girardeau man was sentenced today for possessing over 50 grams of

cocaine base with the intent to distribute it, United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway announed in a news release.

Jason James Jones,  21, was sentenced to 120 months on one felony count of

possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base. He appeared before United States District Judge Charles A. Shaw.

On Sept. 4, 2007, members of the Cape Girardeau Police Department and the

Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at Jones’ residence located on Larkspur Court in Cape Girardeau. Upon entering the home, officers located Jones in the master bedroom and found over 200 grams of cocaine base in the home. Jones admitted that the cocaine base was his.