Local man sentenced in meth distribution case

Jonathan Isaac Mays

A Taylorsville man has been sentenced to Federal prison time after he pleaded guilty to a methamphetamine charge this month.

Jonathan Isaac Mays, age 32 of Taylorsville, recently pleaded guilty to one count of Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine in United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

On March 6, 2017, United States District Judge Richard L. Voorhees sentenced Mays to 75 months in Federal prison, and upon his release from imprisonment, Mays is ordered to be on supervised release for a term of five years. He was also ordered to pay $100 for an assessment.

According to NC Dept. of Public Safety records, Mays also had previous convictions at the State level for Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance (felony 2007 and 2011 offenses), Violation of Protective Order (misdemeanor 2011 offense), and Use/Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (misdemeanor 2013 offense).