Cartersville Man Gets 10 Years In Concealing Death Case

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One of two men charged with concealing the death of a Cartersville resident has been sentenced for his part in the crime.

Cartersville resident Jason Daniel Poston on Tuesday pleaded guilty to concealing the death of another and abandonment of a dead body charges, the office of District Attorney Rosemary Greene said.

Bartow Superior Court Judge G. Carey Nelson sentenced Poston to a total of 10 years, five of which he has to serve in prison and the rest on probation.

Poston will also be subject to a number of special conditions while on probation, such as having no contact with the family of victim Michael Allen McIntyre, paying $4,671 in restitution to McIntyre’s family and entering and completing both drug and mental health evaluation and treatment programs.

Investigators with the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office in May 2013 discovered human remains on farming property near Kingston, which were identified as belonging to McIntyre, who was reported missing by his family.

Detectives arrested Poston in June 2013 and later arrested Kingston resident Phillip Jared Martin in connection to the case.

Martin’s case is still pending and is expected to be placed on Judge Nelson’s Feb. 15 Jury Trial calendar, the district attorney’s office said.

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