On January 5, 2016, and January 7, 2016, 20-year old Michael A. Boyt, Junior, and 24-year old Russell A. Stokes, both of Sparta, were sentenced for methamphetamine offenses, according to Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois James L. Porter.   Boyt Junior, who had previously pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison, 3 years supervised release and fined $725.  Stokes, who had previously pled guilty to conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and possessing pseudoephedrine knowing that it was going to be used to manufacture methamphetamine, was sentenced to 8 and a third years in prison, 3 years supervised release and fined $825.  Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings established that both were involved with co-defendant Jonathan Haslett and others in the manufacture of methamphetamine.  Stokes provided pseudoephedrine to multiple other persons, including Boyt Junior, to use to manufacture methamphetamine.  Boyt Junior manufactured and distributed methamphetamine.  At the sentencing hearings, the district court found that Boyt Junior was responsible for the possession of 125.28 grams of pseudoephedrine, while Stokes was responsible for the possession of 222.48 grams of pseudoephedrine.  The offenses occurred from 2013 to January 2015, in Perry, Randolph, Williamson, Jackson and Franklin Counties.  Co-defendant Haslett has pled guilty and is currently being held without bond pending a February 2, 2016, sentencing hearing.