Roane County Circuit Court has released Jerry Glen McKown, Jr., 27, of Orma, to participate in a drug rehabilitation program in Cleveland Ohio.

McKown has been facing numerous drug-related charges in Calhoun and Roane County.

In Roane County, McKown pled guilty last October to attempting to operate a meth lab and was sentenced 1-5 years, but was released on home confinement if he enrolled in a long-term recovery program.

While waiting in a Beckley half-way house for an opening, he tested positive on a drug screen for marijuana, and was evicted and was incarcerated.

The program, operated by the Salvation Army, takes 12-18 months to complete.

Few Calhoun residents get long-time treatment for addiction, either because they refuse, or that openings are not available.