Actor Sam Jones III has been arrested in Los Angeles and charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone.
Jones's small-screen credits include E.R., Smallville, The Practice and CSI.
KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, reported U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration investigators arrested Jones at his Canoga Park home on Wednesday morning. The arrest stems from a 2008 drug sting, in which an undercover federal agent posed as a supplier and allegedly cut a deal with Jones.
The television station said the actor allegedly tried to secure 10,000 tablets of oxycodone to re-sell.
The DEA reportedly claimed in a federal complaint Jones was the Hollywood connection in a drug ring that illegally bought and distributed oxycodone.
Jones faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted.
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