Anthony Hines, Drug Trafficking, Tennessee 2025

Anthony Hines, a 46-year-old Memphis man, has been sentenced to 125 months in federal prison for his role in a multi-state drug trafficking scheme in West Tennessee.

A federal judge handed down the sentence on March 24, 2025, following Hines’ guilty plea to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine on May 15, 2023.

According to the evidence presented in court, Hines was part of a network led by Terry Smith, 38, of Memphis, that arranged for large quantities of methamphetamine, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl to be shipped into West Tennessee from Texas, Arizona, and California.

The investigation, which was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Henry County Metro Narcotics task force, revealed that Smith’s network distributed approximately 119 pounds of methamphetamine, 10,000 fentanyl pills, 20 ounces of heroin/fentanyl mix, 2 ounces of fentanyl, and 40 pounds of marijuana throughout West Tennessee and surrounding areas.

Agents physically seized a total of 17.24 kilograms of actual methamphetamine, 141.76 grams of marijuana, 68.645 grams of heroin/fentanyl mixture, and 10.845 grams of fentanyl.

Hines is the final defendant to be sentenced in the multi-defendant and multi-state drug conspiracy. Several of his co-conspirators have already pleaded guilty and been sentenced, including Terry Smith, who received 240 months in prison, and James Dumas, who was sentenced to 150 months.

As part of his sentence, Hines will also serve five years of supervised release after his release from prison. There is no parole in the federal system.

In total, the following co-conspirators have been sentenced in the case:

Terry Smith, 38, of Memphis, Tennessee: 240 months and a 5-year period of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine.

Rodney Ayers, 51, of Memphis, Tennessee: 180 months and a 5-year period of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine.

James Dumas, 49, of Lansing, Michigan: 150 months and a 5-year period of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine.

Kayla Henderson, 31, of Memphis, Tennessee: 80 months and a 5-year period of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine.

Dustin Chambers, 38, of Jackson, Tennessee: 120 months and a 5-year period of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine.

Horace McNeary, 37, of Paris, Tennessee: 130 months and a 5-year period of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine.

Brianna Norsworthy, 25, of Murray, Kentucky: 110 months and a 5-year period of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine, as well as possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.

Jessica Vestal, 34, of Hendersonville, Tennessee: 80 months and a 5-year period of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine, as well as possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.

Michael Broady, 51, of Memphis, Tennessee: a time served period of 13 months and a 3-year period of supervised release for possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.

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