United States Drug Enforcement Administration

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Daniel Schmidt, Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Tom Wheeler for the Southern District of Indiana announced that three Evansville individuals have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking operation. 

Patrick L. Adams, 60, has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Jorden Ott, 36, was sentenced in March 2023 to 10 years, 10 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine.  

Amanda Lamm, 35, was sentenced in January 2025, to five years, three months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine.  

According to court documents, Patrick Adams was the leader of a drug trafficking operation, selling methamphetamine to Ott for distribution. Lamm stored and transported the methamphetamine for distribution. Between January and April 2021, the Adams drug trafficking organization distributed at least 4.5 kilograms of methamphetamine ice in Evansville. 

In May 2021, law enforcement agents executed a search warrant at Adams’ home and located 1,518 grams of methamphetamine hidden inside a roll of carpet and rubber-banded bundles of cash hidden in an air vent and the closet of a child’s bedroom. 

Adams has a lengthy criminal history, including previous felony convictions for dealing cocaine and unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon. 

“Drug traffickers like Patrick Adams and his co-conspirators fuel addiction and violence in our communities,” said Tom Wheeler, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. “Thanks to the outstanding work of our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, these defendants have been held accountable. This office will continue to pursue those who profit from spreading dangerous and highly addictive methamphetamine in Evansville and across Southern Indiana.”

The DEA and Evansville Police Department investigated this case, with valuable assistance provided by the Evansville Vanderburg County Drug Task Force. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young.