( Lebanon ) 32-year-old Justin Baker of Hamilton will spend eight years in prison after being found guilty of trafficking and cultivating marijuana. The sentence came after a two day bench trial and Baker must serve all eight years.

According to the Warren County Prosecutor's office:

"Baker was one of eight individuals who were members of a large drug trafficking organization. The organization produced high-grade marijuana worth over $2.9 million. The investigation into Baker’s participation in the drug ring originated with a Mason High School teenager, who admitted to his involvement and was sentenced to six months to three years in a juvenile detention facility in October. Officers seized 600 marijuana plants, over $100,000 in cash, and several hundred grams of harvested marijuana."