Rexburg man sentenced for delivery and possession of meth

REXBURG — A Rexburg man who dealt drugs near an elementary school, and used drugs in the same home as a baby, learned his fate Monday morning in a Madison County courtroom.

Mark Lee Jones, 47, had been charged with eight counts of delivery and possession of methamphetamine and marijuana, along with possession of drug paraphernalia. The charges were enhanced as drug deals were done within 1,000 feet of an elementary school.

District Judge Gregory Moeller sentenced Jones on three of the delivery and possession charges and the possession of drug paraphernalia charge. The remaining charges, as well as enhancements on all of the counts, were dismissed by the Madison County prosecutor after Jones entered a plea agreement.

On the three meth delivery counts, Moeller sentenced Jones to a 20-year total sentence with four years fixed and 16 years indeterminate.

On the possession of meth charge, Jones was given a seven-year sentence with two years fixed and five years indeterminate. All four of the sentences will run concurrently.

The defendant’s wife cried out audibly during the sentencing hearing when she heard Moeller hand down the sentence.

Investigators say Jones was one of the primary dealers in a Rexburg drug operation, which Moeller said was one of the worst drug cases he had ever seen. (Read more at EastIdahoNews.com)