Utah federal Judge David Sam sentenced a Utah man to 10 years in prison Friday on his guilty plea to allegations of conspiracy to manufacture methaphetamine, commonly known as crank or speed.
Sam gave George Haycock, 29, Salt Lake City, the minimum sentence because of his cooperation with government investigators. Federal prosecutors said they would drop other charges against Haycock.The judge also place Haycock's 24-year-old wife, Jamie Lynn, on 5-years probation and ordered her to perform 200 hours of community service on her guilty plea to related drug charges. The Haycocks were arrested on allegations of setting up a drug laboratory.
Once Haycock is free, Sam said, the defendant will be on probation for five years and must participate in drug abuse programs and undergo random testing. He also was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service.
He apologized to the court and his family, saying, "I let them down and I am very sorry. I hope I can come out of this a better person."
Prosecutor Wayne Dance recommended the minimum mandatory sentence, saying he believed Haycock had no idea of the consequences.
In the sentencing for Haycock's wife, Dance said prosecutors usually take a "very stern position" in drug cases. But he urged Sam to depart from congressionally mandated sentencing guidelines and place the woman on probation because her involvement was minimal.
Sam said probation officers calculated she could spend up to 15 years in prison. But he agreed the defendant's culpabilty was far less than her husband's and the other two defendants.
Larry M. Jensen, 32, and James P. Johnson, 41, both of Salt Lake, face sentencing May 22 on their guilty pleas.