JEFFERSON COUNTY — A 24-year-old Mt. Vernon man was sentenced Wednesday in Jefferson County Court to 8-years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after he pleaded guilty to delivery of methamphetamine.

James Matthew Hicks was one of 10 people arrested as part of a March warrant sweep conducted by members of the Mt. Vernon Police Department and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

Hicks was ultimately charged in Jefferson County Court with Class 2 felony delivery of less than 5-grams of meth and was sentenced to 8-years in prison, with 49 days credit for time served.

He was recommended for the Impact Incarceration Program and was ordered to pay more than $1,300 in fines and fees.