From the Office of District Attorney General Jody Pickens, 26th Judicial District –
On April 5, 2019, the Henderson County, Tennessee Grand Jury indicted Christopher M. Kennon, 39 years of age, of Lexington, Tennessee, for Possession of Methamphetamine With the Intent to Sell/Deliver, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony (4 counts), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Driving on a Revoked/Cancelled/ Suspended License, and Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
The indictment stemmed from an incident that occurred on January 29, 2018, in Lexington, Tennessee, where during a traffic stop conducted by Investigator Ricky Montgomery revealed Kennon to be in possession of 3.16 grams of methamphetamine, a Lorcin .380 semi-automatic handgun, 40 rounds of ammunition, two hypodermic needles. Kennon has multiple prior felony convictions for offenses including Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Possession of a Methamphetamine With Intent to Sell/Deliver, Aggravated Burglary (3 counts), Theft Over $1000 (4 counts), and Theft Over $500.
On October 21, 2019, Kennon was sentenced to a total effective sentence of 25 years to serve in the Tennessee Department of Correction. He will not be eligible for release until he has served approximately 15.25 years.
On August 13, 2019, the Henderson County, Tennessee Grand Jury met again and returned an indictment charging Gregory Alan Webb, 36 years of age, of Lexington, Tennessee, with three separate sales/deliveries of methamphetamine to a confidential source. On September 27, 2019, the Defendant entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to serve 10 years in the Tennessee Department of Correction.
Also, indicted by that same grand jury was James Courtney Hart, 33 years of age of Lexington, Tennessee, for Possession of Methamphetamine With The Intent to Sell/Deliver. Hart had previously been indicted and convicted of the Sale/Delivery of Methamphetamine. On September 27, 2019, the Defendant entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to serve a total effective sentence of 26 years in the Tennessee Department of Correction.
General Pickens stated, “These sentences should serve to send the message that Henderson County, Tennessee, is not a sanctuary for drug dealers. My office, as well as the Lexington Police Department and the Henderson County Sheriff’s Department, are all determined to hold drug dealers accountable under the law. My hope is that the good citizens of Henderson County, Tennessee will continue to help us in the fight against drug trafficking which wreaks so much havoc on our community.”
The cases were handled by Assistant District Attorney General Angela Scott and investigated by members of the Lexington Police Department and the Henderson County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Department.
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