Colbert man sentenced in drug case

SPOKANE – A Colbert man has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison for dealing methamphetamine.

James Daniel Bacon, 35, of Colbert, was sentenced Jan. 23 to 140 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams of actual methamphetamine, records show. He was sentenced to an additional 12 months for violating conditions of parole in a previous conviction.

U.S. Senior District Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson further sentenced him to five years of probation after release.

According to court documents, Drug Enforcement Administration agents developed information that Bacon was...