Gautier Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Methamphetamine Conspiracy

Gautier Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Methamphetamine Conspiracy

A Gautier man is behind bars after being sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine conspiracy.

Tevin Lashonfloyd Minor, 32, of Gautier, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport, Mississippi, to 192 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute over 1800 grams of methamphetamine.

The investigation into Minor’s activities revealed that he sold narcotics to buyers on three separate occasions. On July 11, 2022, Minor sold approximately 206 grams of methamphetamine at a residence in Moss Point, Mississippi. Just over two weeks later, on July 26, 2022, Minor sold 446 grams of methamphetamine at a residence in Moss Point, and finally, on October 11, 2022, Minor sold 1209 grams of methamphetamine in Pascagoula.

Minor was indicted by a federal grand jury on January 10, 2023, and later pleaded guilty on June 22, 2023, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Safe Streets Task Force Pascagoula Resident Agency and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics. Assistant U.S. Attorney Erica Rose led the prosecution.

The case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation, which uses a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven approach to disrupt and dismantle high-level drug traffickers and criminal networks.

OCDETF is a key component in the fight against organized crime, bringing together federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to target the highest-level offenders.

U.S. Attorney Todd W. Gee and Special Agent in Charge Robert Eikhoff of the Federal Bureau of Investigation praised the efforts of those involved in the case, stating that their work will ‘continue to have a lasting impact on our communities and our economy.’