Demonta Huddleston, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Indiana 2018

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Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking

A Fort Wayne man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking operation. Demonta Huddleston, 28, of St. Joseph, Michigan, pleaded guilty to two counts of distribution of a controlled substance, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.

According to court documents, the Fort Wayne Police Department began receiving anonymous tips in November 2017 about drug trafficking activity at a residence in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In January 2018, Demonta Huddleston, along with others, was observed at the residence.

On May 3, 2018, a confidential informant working with the Fort Wayne Police Department made a telephone call to Demonta Huddleston to arrange for the purchase of $600 worth of methamphetamine. Huddleston directed the informant to a nearby car wash in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Law enforcement followed the informant to the car wash and observed a white vehicle with a Michigan license plate arrive at the location.

Demonta Huddleston was the driver of the vehicle, and the confidential informant met with him for approximately one minute before turning over 26.9 grams of methamphetamine to law enforcement. The informant had received the methamphetamine from Huddleston.

On July 11, 2018, the same confidential informant made a recorded telephone call to a known associate of Huddleston to arrange for the purchase of one ounce of methamphetamine and a quantity of heroin. During the recorded call, the associate instructed the informant to go to a nearby store and wait for someone to arrive with the drugs.

Surveillance officers in the area of the store saw Demonta Huddleston arrive at the location and meet with the confidential informant. Huddleston gave the informant one ounce of methamphetamine and a small amount of heroin, the same amounts negotiated earlier by the informant and Huddleston’s associate.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Fort Wayne Police Department Vice & Narcotics Unit. Assistant United States Attorney Lesley J. Miller Lowery handled the prosecution, and U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady sentenced Huddleston to 120 months in prison.