Joe JenkinsOne of the 34 Chattanooga men caught in a four-year federal cocaine conspiracy investigation was sentenced to five years in prison today in U.S. District Court.
Joe Jenkins, 42, faced cocaine charges in 2013 after federal investigators used wiretaps to listen to conversations Jenkins had with his brother about selling drugs.
Jenkins, called one of the city's "worst of the worst" criminals when authorities revealed the bust in November 2013, pleaded guilty earlier this year.
He will receive credit for the 21 months he has already served in the Bradley County jail and will serve four years of supervised release after he finishes his sentence, U.S. District Judge Harry Mattice said Monday.
Jenkins' attorney, Leslie Cory, previously argued that the wiretaps of Jenkins and his brother's conversations should not be allowed in court.
On Monday, Jenkins' mother, Deatrice Craddock, said the sentence was what she expected. She added that the case has been going on for a long time.
"We got to move on," she said.