SEATTLE – A man who reportedly tried to run down a police officer with his car April 21 is now facing federal drug charges that could send him to prison for a decade.
James Robert Jackson, 36, had more than six ounces of high-purity methamphetamine crystals in his car during a search by Everett police, according to charging papers filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle.
Jackson is now facing a single count of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, a federal felony that carries a mandatory 10-year minimum prison term.
Jackson in April was the focus of a cat-and-mouse investigation of his alleged drug-trafficking from motels in Everett. The chase involved numerous run-ins with police, and culminated April 21 with an eight-hour police standoff after Jackson allegedly trying to run over a police officer.
Jackson was initially jailed April 7 after being arrested on drug charges.
Within days of his release, he was back behind bars for allegedly making threats to a motel employee he suspected of assisting police, according to an affidavit from Daniel Murphy, an agent with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
A search of Jackson’s car after the second arrest turned up a large amount of high-grade meth, according to court papers.
Police were looking for Jackson on a warrant when he allegedly tried to run over an officer and then hid in a home, triggering a police standoff.
Jackson was facing an assault charge stemming from how he allegedly drove April 21.
He instead will be prosecuted on the federal drug charge, said Adam Cornell, a special assistant U.S. attorney working with the Snohomish Regional Drug Task Force.
Reporter Scott North: 425-339-3431 or north@heraldnet.com.
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