A Smyth County Man Has Been Sentenced To 26 Years In Prison For Multiple Offenses Including Possession Of Fentanyl—Classified As A Weapon Of Terrorism—With Intent To Distribute. 55-Year-Old Jeremy Ball Was Convicted In February On Four Counts Including Possession Of Meth, Illegal Possession Of A Firearm, And Assaulting A Law Enforcement Officer. Judge Jeff Campbell Sentenced Ball On Tuesday, Ordering Him To Serve Two And A Half Years Behind Bars. Smyth County Commonwealth’s Attorney Phillip Blevins Called Fentanyl A Poison That’s Destroying Communities And Said Dealers Like Ball Deserve Prison—Not The Streets.