ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Dequan Tyrie Paton, 33, of Asheville, was sentenced to 262 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release today for methamphetamine trafficking, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Bennie Mims, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Bureau of...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A federal grand jury in Asheville has returned multiple indictments, charging several individuals with criminal charges that include unlawful firearm possession, straw purchasing of firearms, and trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. “Protecting our communities from drugs...

SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a jury has convicted Christopher Spider, a/k/a “House”, age 45 of South Dakota and Lance Brunsting, age 56, of Colorado, of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance following a four-day jury trial in federal district court in Sioux Falls...

FRESNO, Calif. — Jose Miguel Perez, 42, of Corona, pleaded guilty to cocaine and heroin trafficking, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced. According to court documents, Perez was pulled over by law enforcement officers while driving north on Interstate...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Manuel Greenhalgh, 32, of Sacramento, was sentenced last week by Chief U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley to three years and 10 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Bob...

SPOKANE, Wash.- United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Ray Anthony Wynecoop, age 24, to 30 years in prison and Isaac Anthony Ott, age 23, to 25 years in prison on federal drug and firearm charges. Judge Dimke also imposed 8 years of supervised release for both Wynecoop and...

TACOMA, Wash. – A high-level drug redistributor for a drug ring connected to Aryan prison gangs was sentenced to 84 months (24 months on count 1 consecutive to 60 months on count 2) in prison for drug and gun possession, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. C’La Morales, 39...

RALEIGH, N.C. – A man from Sampson County was sentenced today to 17 years in prison after he was caught with 30 kilograms of drugs and 9 firearms. On November 7, 2024, Antonio Tamoya Mondragon pled guilty to his charges. According to court documents and other information presented in court...

POCATELLO, Idaho – Steven Greenleaf Blodgett, 67, of Pocatello, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Justin Whatcott announced today. According to court records, in July 2024, officers with the BADGES Task Force executed a search warrant on Blodgett’s...

TUCSON, Ariz. –Sergio Humberto Ramos, 73, of Nogales, was sentenced last week by United States District Court Chief Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 120 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Ramos pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, admitting that he was paid...