A Jefferson man violated conditions of his probation and was recently sentenced to prison.

According to court documents, 46-year-old Sean Shell violated his probation when a search warrant was executed at his home on August 17th in the 200 block of North Maple Street in Jefferson. A police officer found suspected methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Shell was serving two years on probation after pleading guilty to a felony for his third or subsequent offense for possession of a controlled substance this past May, as part of an overall drug investigation involving multiple people.

Both the Greene County Attorney’s Office and the defense attorney agreed to send Shell to prison for no more than nine years for violating his probation. District Court Judge Derek Johnson additionally sentenced Shell to serve the nine years in prison consecutively with 180 days in prison for his first offense for possession of marijuana.