Charles Daniel Tow, Fentanyl Trafficking, Oklahoma 2024

A Moore resident has been sentenced to 87 months in prison for his role in a fentanyl trafficking ring in Oklahoma.

Charles Daniel Tow, 35, was found guilty of one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, and one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition.

The charges arose from an investigation by the District 27 Drug Task Force, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

On June 6, 2024, law enforcement conducting a traffic stop discovered Tow in possession of 290 grams of fentanyl intended for distribution, a semi-automatic pistol, and eight rounds of ammunition. At the time of the stop, Tow had been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.

Tow pleaded guilty to the charges on December 10, 2024. The Honorable Eric F. Melgren, Chief U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for Kansas, sitting by assignment, presided over the hearing.

Tow will remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending transportation to a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility to serve a non-paroleable sentence of incarceration.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard J. Lorenz represented the United States in the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edok/pr/moore-resident-sentenced-federal-drug-and-gun-crimes