United States Drug Enforcement Administration

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and M. Scott Proctor, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, announced that Brock E. Russell, 45, of Fort Wayne, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting United States Attorney M. Scott Proctor.

Russell was sentenced to 188 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release.

According to documents in the case, in February 2024, law enforcement conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle Russell was driving. In the vehicle was approximately five pounds of methamphetamine and a digital scale. During further investigation, Russell was also found in possession of numerous firearms. As a multi-convicted felon, Russell is prohibited from possessing any firearms.

“Brock Russell aimed to distribute a large amount of meth—five pounds—into our communities,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Proctor.  “He further endangered those communities by possessing firearms that federal law prohibited him from possessing.  Thankfully, our exceptional team of investigators, prosecutors, lab techs, and support staff put an end to his illegal conduct.  Northern Indiana is safer thanks to their efforts.”  

This case was investigated by the DEA with assistance from the Fort Wayne Police Department; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Allen County Police Department; South Bend Police Department; and the DEA’s North Central Laboratory.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Teresa L. Ashcraft.