Man accepts plea deal to drug distribution charge

A Hampton man has accepted a plea deal to a drug charge during Sept. 12 proceedings in New Kent Circuit Court.

Jimmar A. Payne, 23, entered a guilty plea to an amended charge of misdemeanor distribution of marijuana less than one-half ounce (originally distribution of marijuana greater than one-half ounce and less than five ounces). Payne admitted that on Mar. 8, he sold the substance during an illegal transaction.

Under the plea deal, he received a 12-month sentence with all time suspended, but will be placed under probation for the next five years.