Monroe Meth Trafficker Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Nicki Wayne Parker, 36, of Monroe, N.C. was sentenced to 135 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for trafficking methamphetamine, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

Parker was sentenced on November 28, 2023, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. This prosecution is the result of a joint investigation by the ATF and the Union County Sheriff’s Office.

According to court documents and the sentencing hearing, in December 2022, ATF agents initiated an investigation into Parker for suspected distribution of methamphetamine in and around Union County. During the investigation, Parker participated in the distribution of methamphetamine to an individual cooperating with law enforcement. In January 2023, law enforcement executed a search warrant at a residence in Monroe, N.C., where Parker was residing. Law enforcement found a pound of methamphetamine hidden in a cardboard box in the garage of the residence, and a pistol located inside a toolbox.

Parker was on federal supervised release following a conviction in the Western District of North Carolina for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. He remains in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending placement by the federal Bureau of Prisons.

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (SAUSA) William Wiseman of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte prosecuted the case. Mr. Wiseman is a state prosecutor with the office of the 26th Prosecutorial District and was assigned by District Attorney Spencer Merriweather to serve as a SAUSA with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

The announcement was made by Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Charlotte Field Division, and Sheriff Eddie Cathey of the Union County Sheriff’s Office.