Harry Keilholtz, Methamphetamine Conspiracy, Tennessee 2019

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – In a shocking turn of events, Harry Keilholtz, a 54-year-old resident of Stone Mountain, Georgia, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine conspiracy in the Eastern District of Tennessee.

The sentencing took place on August 1, 2019, before the Honorable R. Leon Jordan, U.S. District Court Judge. Keilholtz's conviction was for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and for possessing firearms in furtherance of his drug trafficking.

According to his plea agreement, Keilholtz was the out-of-state source of supply for the methamphetamine conspiracy operating in the Eastern District of Tennessee. A federal search warrant was executed at Keilholtz's residence in Stone Mountain, Georgia, on February 12, 2016, which revealed over one kilogram of methamphetamine, a loaded AK-47 rifle, ammunition, and scales. A loaded 9mm pistol was also found on Keilholtz's person.

After the execution of the search warrant, Keilholtz became a fugitive and lived under an alias name, in multiple cities, and had identification in someone else's name. He was driving a vehicle registered to someone else and living in a recreational vehicle registered to someone else.

Keilholtz was finally located and arrested in Panama City, Florida, in November 2018, approximately 30 months after the execution of the search warrant. During the sentencing hearing, an obstruction of justice enhancement was applied to Keilholtz's sentence due to his fugitive status for about two and a half years.

The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Hamblen County Sheriff's Office, Morristown, Tennessee Police Department, and the Third and Fourth District Judicial Drug Task Forces. Assistant U.S. Attorney Wayne Taylor represented the United States in this case.

This case was a result of the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) program, which aims to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering organizations and those primarily responsible for the nation's drug supply.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtn/pr/harry-keilholtz-sentenced-240-months-methamphetamine-conspiracy-and-firearm-charges