Jamestown Man Indicted In Drug Case Alongside His Girlfriend

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JAMESTOWN – A 28-year-old man has been indicted for allegedly selling methamphetamine with his girlfriend in the Jamestown area last year.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Jun Martinez is charged with narcotics conspiracy, possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, maintaining a premises for drug use and distribution, and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine on premises where an individual under 18 was present and resided

Prosecutors say Martinez was arrested with his girlfriend, co-defendant Antasia Babcock, in October 2020 after the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force raided their Wescott Street residence.











Inside the house, law enforcement officers say they seized one pound of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride, drug paraphernalia and approximately $62,000 in cash.

The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $10,000,000 fine.

 









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