Eastern Oregon Man sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses
By Garrett Christensen on Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
BAKER CITY – (Release from the Department of Justice) A Baker City, Oregon man with several prior felony convictions was sentenced to federal prison today after he was arrested with multiple firearms and a large quantity of methamphetamine.
Jacob Grammon, 26, was sentenced to 95 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release.
According to court documents, in April 2021, law enforcement in Baker County, Oregon obtained a search warrant for Grammon’s person and vehicle based on reports received of him possessing a large quantity of drugs and several firearms. On April 26, 2021, agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), with assistance from Oregon State Police and other law enforcement officers in Baker and Malheur Counties, conducted surveillance on and ultimately arrested Grammon. Officers located as 9mm pistol on Grammon’s person and two pounds of methamphetamine and several ounces of heroin in his vehicle. Grammon admitted to possessing additional firearms including an AR-15 rifle with a high-capacity drum magazine.
On May 20, 2021, a federal grand jury in Medford returned a four-count indictment charging Grammon with possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
On May 16, 2022, Grammon pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
This case was prosecuted by the ATF with assistance from OSP and the Baker and Malheur County Sheriff’s Offices. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Marco A. Boccato of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.
