Two men were sentenced in Sequoyah County District Court in Sallisaw this week, District Attorney Jerry Moore announced Monday. They are Bobby Joe Hampton, 44, with a Muskogee address, and David Scott Roberts, age and address unavailable.

Moore said Hampton was sentenced to five years in the state Department of Corrections (DOC) for violating his rules and conditions of probation. Hampton was on probation for drug charges when his probation officer found marijuana in Hampton’s possession. He was sentenced by Associate District Judge A.J. Henshaw.

Roberts was sentenced to 10 years in the DOC by District Judge Jeff Payton for violating his rules and conditions of probation. Hampton was on probation for drug charges when he was arrested on new drug charges in Stephens County.

Kyle E. Waters, assistant district attorney handling the cases, said, “Probation is a chance to prove yourself to be a good citizen. Unfortunately few take the opportunity to change their life.”