Press Release
The Office of State Attorney Glenn Hess announces that on June 14, 2019, Joshua Nathan Foster was found guilty as charged of Trafficking More Than 200 Grams of Methamphetamine, Carrying a Concealed Firearm, Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Paraphernalia. This conviction stemmed from an arrest on August 6, 2017.
During the trial, the jury heard evidence that investigators from the Bay County Sheriff’s Office attempted to arrest the defendant on active warrants and discovered over 400 grams of liquid methamphetamine in the vehicle the defendant was driving as well as in his storage unit. The defendant was converting the liquid methamphetamine to crystal meth and selling it.
The case was a joint investigation between Bay County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration. Sentencing is scheduled for July 16, 2019, before the Honorable Brantley S. Clark, Jr., where the State will seek to have the defendant sentenced as a Habitual Felony Offender. The case was prosecuted by Assistant State Attorneys Frank Sullivan and Megan Ford.
For additional information contact Chief Assistant State Attorney Larry Basford.