Lake City career offender sentenced
Jacksonville, Fla. – Lonnie Jack Trowell, 31, of Lake City, Fla., was sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine and possession with the intent to distribute five grams or more of actual methamphetamine. Trowell had pleaded guilty on March 15, 2019.
According to court documents, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Columbia County Multi-Jurisdiction Drug Task Force utilized a confidential source to make two controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Trowell on March 27 and May 22, 2018. On May 25, 2018, Florida Highway Patrol troopers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Trowell. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed 51.78 grams of actual methamphetamine with 99 percent purity, a small black scale and four syringes.
Trowell is responsible for selling a total of 75.59 grams of actual methamphetamine and is a career offender. His prior convictions include possession of a controlled substance with the intent to sell or deliver and manufacture of controlled substance.
This case was investigated by the DEA Jacksonville Resident Office, the Columbia County Multi-Jurisdiction Drug Task Force and the Florida Highway Patrol. It was prosecuted by United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida.
More information about this case can be found at https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov or https://ecf.flmd.uscourts.gov.
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