A Humphreys County judge on Thursday sentenced Jeremy Jackson Lynn to 17 years in the Tennessee Department of Correction after a jury found him guilty of felony drug offenses earlier this year.

The sentence follows a sentencing hearing in which the state described Lynn’s criminal record and the quantities of methamphetamine and heroin recovered in the case. Prosecutors asked the court for a term in the midrange of the applicable penalty, saying Lynn’s history and the quantity and mix of drugs supported a significant prison term. Defense counsel urged treatment and family ties as mitigating factors.

The hearing record shows the state recommended a term of roughly 15 to 20 years; the defense argued for a lesser sanction, citing substance-use treatment needs. Judge (Presiding Judge) told the court, “I am of the opinion that based on the prior record ... mister Glenn’s sentence, should be for incarceration ... for a period of 17 years.” The judge also noted Lynn’s prior convictions and revocations when explaining the sentence.

Prosecutors called a probation officer who prepared a presentence investigation report and a law-enforcement witness who described the search and items recovered; the defense called Lynn, who spoke to the judge about his family and said he wanted treatment and a chance to care for his daughters if released.

The court discussed statutory sentencing factors and enhancement provisions, citing prior felony convictions and multiple revocations of community supervision as weighty considerations. The prosecutor told the court the prior convictions and the scale of the narcotics recovered supported a terms “between 15 and 20” years. Defense counsel argued that mitigating circumstances — including substance use history and family responsibilities — counsel against the state’s recommended term.

The record also shows Lynn has an earlier Tipton County conviction and that the state argued the Tipton County sentence should run consecutively to the Humphreys County sentence. The judge said the Department of Correction would have to determine how the out-of-county judgment is handled administratively; the court did not attempt to order a consecutive or concurrent result for the Tipton County sentence at this hearing.

The judge imposed the 17-year TDOC sentence and entered related court costs and credit findings as reflected in the court docket. The court also noted Lynn has a long history of supervision failures, revocations and prior convictions that influenced the sentence.

Court staff said any paperwork on how the Tipton County sentence should be applied will be processed in the correctional system; the court record will reflect the 17-year judgment entered by the presiding judge.