Defendant has 5 Felony Convictions over 13 Year Period
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33-year-old resident of Clark County, Washington was sentenced July 1, 2019 to
66 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney
Brian T. Moran. JOSHUA ADAM HOOVER was
on supervised release for illegally selling a firearm in 2011, when he sold
methamphetamine to a person working with law enforcement. U.S. District Judge Benjamin H. Settle
imposed a four-year term of supervised release to follow this new prison term.
According
to records filed in the case, HOOVER sold methamphetamine to the confidential
source on two occasions in June and July 2018.
The transactions were audio and video recorded and took place in the
Battle Ground area of Clark County.
HOOVER was arrested on State charges by Battle Ground PD officers on
August 8, 2018. He was taken into
federal custody on October 31, 2018.
HOOVER pleaded guilty on February 7, 2019.
HOOVER has
a lengthy criminal history including five felony convictions between 2003 and
2016.
The case
was investigated by the Southwest Washington Interagency Gang Enforcement Team
(also known as the FBI’s Safe Streets Taskforce), and the Battle Ground Police
Department. It was prosecuted by
Assistant United States Attorney Gregory A. Gruber.
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