The Grimy Times has learned that Devin J.H. Wrinkle, a 32-year-old man from Springfield, Missouri, has been sentenced to 18 years and four months in federal prison without parole for leading a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Springfield area.
According to court documents, Wrinkle pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Greene County, Mo., from Dec. 27, 2019, to Aug. 19, 2020. He also pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine on a premises where a minor resided.
On Jan. 27, 2022, Wrinkle pleaded guilty to these charges in federal court. On Tuesday, June 28, 2022, U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes handed down the 18-year prison sentence.
During the course of the drug-trafficking conspiracy, officers seized more than 425 grams of methamphetamine from Wrinkle and co-defendant Ashley N. Cooney, 39, of Springfield. In addition to the methamphetamine that was seized, an undercover law enforcement officer saw Wrinkle in possession of at least two pounds of methamphetamine.
Two confidential informants contacted law enforcement in January 2020 regarding Wrinkle being a pound-level distributor of methamphetamine in the Springfield area. An undercover law enforcement officer purchased methamphetamine from Wrinkle on two occasions. Wrinkle was in possession of a firearm during one of those undercover transactions, and again when he fled from the police on a motorcycle.
The second undercover drug transaction occurred at the John B. Hughes Apartments, inside another person’s apartment where two children, ages five and seven, resided. Wrinkle was in possession of at least two pounds of methamphetamine on that occasion.
Cooney, who also pleaded guilty, was sentenced on March 17, 2022, to three years in federal prison without parole. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica R. Eatmon and investigated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Springfield Police Department, and the Greene County Sheriff’s Department.
This case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation.
The OCDETF Program uses a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.
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Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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