A Springfield man already in prison after a Fred Meyer parking lot shooting in Salem was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 5, to 51 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in the Eugene area.
Robert Eugene Josh Jr., 65, last year pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon in connection with the Jan. 29, 2024 parking lot shooting that left three people injured.
Though Josh did not shoot anyone, he was sentenced to 60 months in state prison. Ahead of Wednesday’s sentencing hearing, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Josh brought a gun “to a confrontation over drugs” that resulted in an exchange of gunfire…