Judge Jason Scott

A Washington man was sentenced to 10 years in prison earlier this month in connection to a methamphetamine trafficking bust in McCall last summer.Jon McGarrigan, 55, was arrested last year on July 12 after a months-long investigation by the Valley County Sheriff’s Office and the McCall Police Department.Officers obtained a search warrant and discovered over 12 ounces of methamphetamine in one of McGarrigan’s vehicles and over five ounces of marijuana in his McCall home.Third Judicial District Judge Jason Scott sentenced McGarrigan to 10 years in prison on April 12 at the Valley County Courthouse in Cascade.McGarrigan, who may seek parole after three years served, also must pay more than $10,000 in fines.McGarrigan agreed to plead guilty to the methamphetamine trafficking in exchange for Valley County Prosecutor Brian Naugle dismissing the marijuana charge.Naugle sought mandatory prison time for McGarrigan in part because he continued selling drugs after being warned and told to stop by Valley County detectives.“He disregarded their warnings and continued to obtain drugs from a supplier in Washington and sell the substances in the Valley County community on a regular basis,” Naugle said.“This fact made it unlikely that McGarrigan would stop dealing drugs without significant punishment,” he said.