LOCAL MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS ON DRUG CHARGE
A Brenham man has been sentenced to five years in prison after he was found guilty on a drug charge in 21st District Court.
(Washington Co. Jail)
25-year old Sage Nutt was found guilty after the jury deliberated for three minutes, Wednesday. Nutt’s sentence was passed down Friday evening.
According to the District Attorney’s office, Nutt was arrested after a narcotics investigation by the Brenham Police Department and Washington County Sheriff’s Office resulted in 3 separate purchases of hashish from May through July of 2012.
Through a confidential informant, investigators say they purchased a combined 14 grams of hashish, twice from Nutt’s residence and once while he was at a local business.
Delivery of hashish between 4 and 400 grams is a first degree felony, which carries a punishment of 5 to 99 years, or life, and a fine of up to $10,000. The jury could have recommended probation in the case.