Erik C. Foster, Meth Conspiracy, Missouri 2024

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Two Springfield Men Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – In a federal court, two men from Springfield, Missouri, have been sentenced for their roles in a methamphetamine conspiracy that affected the Springfield area.

Erik C. Foster, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 215 months in federal prison without parole, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Foster pleaded guilty on December 16, 2024.

Tilton Chase Tate, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 146 months in federal prison without parole, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Tate pleaded guilty on October 15, 2024.

Foster and Tate were charged, along with other individuals, in a 24-count superseding indictment on July 25, 2023, for their roles in a drug conspiracy that lasted from December 2020 to October 2022.

Foster admitted to purchasing and delivering methamphetamine for other conspirators to distribute in Southwest Missouri. During the course of the conspiracy, law enforcement seized well over 50 grams of methamphetamine from members of the conspiracy.

According to court records, on September 10, 2022, officers with the Republic, Missouri, Police located two plastic bags containing at least 844 grams of methamphetamine from inside a speaker during a traffic stop where Foster was the passenger. Foster told officers that he had picked up the methamphetamine in Joplin and was taking it to Springfield to deliver it to a co-conspirator for distribution.

Tate admitted to possessing and distributing methamphetamine to others as part of the conspiracy. On October 19, 2021, during a traffic stop, a Springfield Police Department detective seized over 440 grams of methamphetamine from Tate. On April 14, 2022, while executing a search warrant for Tate’s residence, officers located a Ruger LCP 380 handgun and a Stoeger Arms, STR 9C 9mm handgun, as well as miscellaneous pills and suspected methamphetamine.