Benjamin C. Brooks Sentenced to 10 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking

POCATELLO, Idaho – Benjamin C. Brooks, 46, of Billings, Montana, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also ordered Brooks to serve five years of supervised release after the completion of his prison sentence.

According to court records, in July 2021, law enforcement conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Brooks. After smelling the odor of marijuana coming from the car, officers conducted a search and found approximately two pounds of methamphetamine and a firearm.

Brooks was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. He pleaded guilty to the charge in July 2023. Brooks’ sentence was handed down on [current date].

U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the results of five separate methamphetamine trafficking cases in Eastern Idaho today. ‘This series of cases shows my office’s commitment to disrupting the flow of illegal drugs into Idaho,’ said U.S. Attorney Hurwit. ‘Through close collaboration with our state, local, tribal, and federal law enforcement partners, we continue to hold accountable those who distribute poison in our communities.’

In a separate case, U.S. Attorney Hurwit announced that Stacy Lynn Allen, 51, of Pocatello, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also ordered that Allen serve three years of supervised release upon completion of her prison sentence.

In another case, Ben Reed Rubidoux, 44, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye sentenced Rubidoux to serve four years of supervised release upon completion of his prison sentence.

In a fourth case, Arriyon Royce Meeks, 43, of Fort Hall, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also sentenced Meeks three years of supervised release. Meeks served an additional six months in jail in Tribal jail on the same charge, for which Judge Nye gave him credit.

In a fifth case, a Pocatello man pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, but no further information was available on this case.

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