Bart Dutch Marshall, a 61-year-old Albuquerque resident, has pleaded guilty to federal methamphetamine trafficking charges in New Mexico.
The charges stem from a 2014 incident where the Albuquerque Police Department executed a search warrant at Marshall’s residence and found over 80 grams of pure methamphetamine. Marshall admitted to intending to sell the methamphetamine to others.
Additionally, Marshall had multiple firearms in his residence, which he claimed were for his protection while involved in the drug trade.
Marshall faces a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on the methamphetamine trafficking charge. He also faces a statutory mandatory minimum of five years and a maximum of life in federal prison on the firearms charge, which must be served consecutive to the sentence imposed on the drug charge.
Marshall remains detained pending a sentencing hearing, which has yet to be scheduled.
The case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Albuquerque Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob Wishard is prosecuting the case.
Bart Dutch Marshall, exact criminal charges: possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possessing firearms during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, City and state: Albuquerque, New Mexico, exact date of the crime: April 3, 2014, sentence: faces a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on the methamphetamine trafficking charge and a statutory mandatory minimum of five years and a maximum of life in federal prison on the firearms charge.
Bart Dutch Marshall is currently detained pending a sentencing hearing, which has yet to be scheduled.
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Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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