The Fremont County Attorney’s Office said Friday, a man from Sidney man was sentenced to prison earlier this past week, on a felony charges that include delivery of marijuana, and a drug tax stamp violation. 20-year-old Jacob Nicholas Thorne was sentenced to 10-years in prison. The charge and sentence was the result of a Feb. 24th undercover drug investigation in Bartlett, that was conducted by the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from Cass and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies.

During the investigation, Thorne and another person were observed exchanging more than 17 pounds of marijuana for $18,000 in cash. After the exchange had been made, both suspects were intercepted and arrested without incident. The drug and currency were recovered by law enforcement.

Thorne was being held in the Fremont County Jail, while awaiting transportation to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center at Oakdale to serve his ten year sentence. The Fremont County District Court case involving Thorne’s accomplice is still ongoing.