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Defendant Charged with 15 Counts of Firearm Possession and Narcotics Distribution
A federal grand jury in Columbia has indicted Anthony Tyrone Whitfield, 44, of Wagener, South Carolina, on 15 counts of firearm possession and narcotics distribution.
Whitfield is accused of distributing, attempting to distribute, or being in possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana on nine occasions between December 2018 and September 2021.
The indictment alleges that Whitfield possessed at least 50 grams of methamphetamine on two occasions and had six firearms and various rounds of ammunition on three different dates.
Whitfield’s indictment also alleges that he possessed or used firearms in connection with his drug trafficking activity on three occasions.
As a convicted felon, Whitfield faces an enhanced sentence due to a 2017 conviction for a serious drug felony offense in South Carolina state court.
Whitfield is currently detained on state charges and is scheduled to appear in federal court for arraignment on May 31, 2022, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paige J. Gossett.
Whitfield faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment on numerous charges, and a mandatory five years consecutive to any other term of imprisonment on charges related to the possession of a firearm in connection with drug trafficking.
The case is being prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, which focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, and the Salley Police Department, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Assistant U.S. Attorney Elliott B. Daniels is prosecuting the case.
U.S. Attorney Corey F. Ellis stated that all charges in the indictment are merely accusations and that defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Key Facts
- State: South Carolina
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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