A 77-year-old Fairmont City man was sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment for distribution of methamphetamine and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

James T. Kincannon, was tried in federal court in East St. Louis and found guilty of both offenses by a jury on March 26, according to a news release issued by A. Courtney Cox, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.

“Kincannon and two co-defendents distributed large quantities of methamphetamine in and around Fairmont City in early 2007,” according to the release.

An investigation conducted by the Fairmont City Police Department and the Special Agents and Task Force Officers assigned to Fairview Heights led to Kincannon’s arrest on May 3, 2007.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert L. Garrison.

The court had found Kincannon to be a “career offender” based on two previous convictions for distributing controlled substances prior to this sentencing.