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Escambia Man Gets 15 Years On Meth Charges
March 23, 2013
An Escambia County man is headed to prison after pleading guilty to drug charges.
Jacob Andrew Thurber entered a plea of guilty as charged for trafficking in methamphetamine over 200 grams, two counts of unlawful possession of listed chemicals and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Following Thurber’s plea, Circuit Judge J. Scott Duncan sentenced him to 15 years state prison and a $250,000 fine. Under Florida law, Thurber must serve the 15 year sentence day for day in state prison.
In July 2012, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at Thurber’s home that revealed numerous items which were consistent with a methamphetamine lab and containers containing over 200 grams of methamphetamine.
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3 Responses to “Escambia Man Gets 15 Years On Meth Charges”
He knew what he was doing was wrong. He did not care about the penalties or the lives of the people he was selling to. “Under the infulence” or “taken over by the drug” is not an excuse.
I’m sure he was a decent person before he got into drugs. Most people are. But the law does not care for your sob story, nor do the working class citizens of Escambia.
You do the crime, you do the time. End of story. Goodbye.
I AM SO SORRY FOR THE YOUNG ADULTS THAT GET CAUGHT UP IN THIS DRUG MESS. IT RUNS THEIR LIVES ALSO. I THANK GOD FOR THE MIRCLE THAT HAS TAKEN IN SOMEONE’S LIFE THAT IS VERY DEAR TO ME. I THANK GOD FOR THE PASTOR THAT HELPED AND THE PEOPLE AT THE WRM THAT HAS OPENED UP NEW DOORS FOR THIS PERSON. GOD OPENED THE DOOR AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LET GOD DO THE REST.
I WILL BE PRAYING FOR JACOB.
Good…15 years, there is no telling how many lives will be spared the misery of what that poison does to the user and the far reaching effects that it has on the loved ones of the user…Thanks to the judge…