Chadwick Brown, Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute, Georgia 2019

Methamphetamine Distribution Lands Macon Man Behind Bars

A Monroe County, Georgia man with a lengthy criminal history has been sentenced to 212 months in federal prison after admitting he possessed methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it while serving both a federal supervised release sentence and a state parole sentence for drug-related crimes.

Chadwick Brown, 38, of Forsyth, Georgia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Tilman E. “Tripp” Self to 188 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release for his most recent crime of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Mr. Brown was further sentenced to 24 months imprisonment for violating the terms of his federal supervised release by possessing the methamphetamine with intent to distribute it, that term of imprisonment to run consecutive, for a total of 212 months in prison.

There is no parole in the federal system. Mr. Brown entered a guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine on May 29, 2019, nearly a year after he ran from two Georgia Department of Community Supervision (DCS) officers attempting to execute a state parole violation.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, after a foot chase, Mr. Brown was apprehended in possession of methamphetamine, other drugs, a digital scale, and $1,579 in cash. Mr. Brown admitted he was attempting to distribute methamphetamine.

“It is critical that released offenders comply with any and all conditions post-release from their prison sentence. Failure to do so can lead to prosecution and additional prison time,” said U.S. Attorney Charlie Peeler.

Mr. Brown is a career offender with multiple drug-related convictions dating back to 2002. In 2012, he was sentenced to 48 months in prison and three years supervised release after pleading guilty in 2011 to one count maintaining drug involved premises in U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia. Also in 2012, Mr. Brown was sentenced to 20 years in state prison, with the first eight years in confinement and the balance on probation, for possession with intent to distribute cocaine in Meriwether County Superior Court.

The case was investigated by the Georgia Department of Community Supervision, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Ouzts prosecuted the case for the Government.

Questions can be directed to Pamela Lightsey, Public Information Officer, United States Attorney's Office, at (478) 621-2603 or Melissa Hodges, Public Affairs Director (Contractor), United States Attorney's Office, at (478) 765-2362.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdga/pr/212-month-prison-sentence-convicted-felon-guilty-possessing-methamphetamine-intent