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Leader Of Local Drug Ring Sentenced

Columbus Division of Police

A Columbus man who prosecutors say was the leader of a drug ring has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. 44-year-old James DeJarnette was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to 15 counts. The plea agreement allows him to apply for judicial release after serving nearly half of the sentence.   His brother, 43-year-old Joseph DeJarnette, was sentenced in March to nine years. 10 other defendants previously pleaded guilty. Police and federal agents raided a home on Roys Avenue last year and seized 300 thousand dollars worth of methamphetamine.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.