Press Release
The Office of State Attorney Glenn Hess announces that on September 25, 2019, a Bay County jury found Joseph Darian Bell guilty as charged of Sale of Heroin. The evidence presented at trial established that the defendant sold to a confidential informant from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office assisted and utilized undercover recording equipment to record the sale of the heroin to the confidential informant. The defendant is set for sentencing on October 13, 2019 before the Honorable Chief Judge Christopher Patterson. Bell is a Habitual Felony Offender and faces 30 years in prison. Bell is also facing charges of Attempted Murder and Home Invasion Robbery. This case was prosecuted by Assistant State Attorney Peter Overstreet.
For additional information, contact Chief Assistant State Attorney Larry Basford.