MISSOULA, Montana — A Hamilton man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in Missoula and Ravalli counties was sentenced today to eight years and four months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
George Thomas Walker, 44, pleaded guilty in October 2021 to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy presided over the case.
The government alleged in court documents that Walker trafficked methamphetamine in Missoula and Ravalli counties from about October 2019 until February 2021. Confidential informants told law enforcement that Walker was a prolific trafficker and that he mostly obtained his meth from Washington and brought it back to Missoula for distribution.
Law enforcement located Walker in his vehicle in October 2020 and searched it, finding two firearms, ammunition, meth, and drug paraphernalia. In February 2021, Walker was stopped by law enforcement and searched again, recovering meth, heroin, and other drug paraphernalia. In March 2021, law enforcement searched the residence of an associate of Walker’s in Ravalli County and found methamphetamine that Walker had left for safekeeping.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Tara J. Elliott prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the FBI’s Montana Regional Violent Crime Task Force, Missoula County Sheriff’s Office, Missoula Police Department, Great Falls Police Department, Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office, and the Montana Department of Correction’s Probation and Parole Division.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a U.S. Department of Justice initiative to reduce violent crime.
The Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative focuses on violent crime driven by methamphetamine trafficking, armed robbers, firearms offenses, and violent offenders with outstanding warrants.
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Key Facts
- State: Montana
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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