Man sentenced for marijuana trafficking

COEUR d'ALENE - A 33-year-old man from Gresham, Ore., was sentenced Tuesday in Kootenai County District Court to three years in prison for trafficking in marijuana.

Joshua Shannon, who was also ordered to pay a $10,000 fine, was sentenced by District Court Judge Lansing Haynes. According to a press release from the Kootenai County Prosecutor's Office, Shannon's sentence stems from a March traffic stop that occurred on Interstate 90.

The release states that Shannon was traveling from Oregon to Montana when a Kootenai County Sheriff's deputy pulled him over. It adds that the deputy was led to believe Shannon was involved in illegal activities over the course of their conversation.

Deputies found 70 pounds of marijuana when they searched Shannon's vehicle.

"The fixed term was appropriate given the amount of marijuana being delivered by Mr. Shannon," Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh said in the release. "We hope that this sentence will deter others from similar conduct in the future."