Christopher Marquis Etheridge, a defendant in a high-profile federal drug case, was sentenced to 130 months imprisonment following his guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.
According to court documents, Etheridge and his co-defendant, Raymon Rashaun Black, conspired with one another and others to possess with intent to distribute cocaine within the Southern District of Alabama.
On June 10 and 12, 2016, Black arranged sales of cocaine to a co-conspirator in the Baldwin County area, and on June 13, 2016, Etheridge obtained cocaine from a source to complete a drug deal arranged by Black. During a stop by Deputies of the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, a vehicle driven by Black, in which Etheridge was a backseat passenger, was searched and a plastic bag containing approximately 91 grams of powder cocaine was recovered.
Based upon Etheridge’s criminal history, Career Offender status was found to be applicable under the United States Sentencing Guidelines, increasing his applicable advisory sentencing guideline range.
The case arose from a long-term investigation in the Daphne/Fairhope area conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force and the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force.
With this sentence, Etheridge will serve 130 months in prison followed by a three-year term of supervised release. His co-defendant, Raymon Rashaun Black, was sentenced to 23 months imprisonment.
The investigation has previously resulted in the indictment of five other defendants on federal drug conspiracy charges.
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Key Facts
- State: Alabama
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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