A Kansas man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his conviction in a cocaine distribution conspiracy. Jared Lance Howe, 29, of Topeka, Kansas, was handed down the 60-month prison term by a federal judge on July 1, 2013.
Howe will serve four years on supervised release after completing his prison term. The conviction is the result of an investigation that uncovered a group of individuals transporting cocaine base, also known as crack cocaine, and powder cocaine from the Denver, Colorado area to the North Platte, Nebraska area and locations in Kansas.
The investigation, carried out by the CODE Task Force, revealed that between January 2007 and June 14, 2011, Howe was involved with a group of persons who were transporting cocaine base and powder cocaine. On two occasions in May and June 2011, Howe and Megan Miller, of Denver, picked up crack cocaine from Howe’s co-defendant, Lavon Owens, in the Denver area.
Howe then drove Miller to the North Platte area where Miller delivered the crack cocaine. The authorities held Howe responsible for the distribution of at least 96 grams (approximately 3 ½ ounces) of cocaine base.
Howe’s co-defendant, Lavon Owens, also pled guilty to the conspiracy charge and was sentenced to 78 months in prison in December 2012. Miller, who was indicted separately for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and powder cocaine, was sentenced to 57 months in prison in April 2012.
The CODE Task Force is made up of law enforcement agencies throughout a 22-county area in west-central/southwest Nebraska, including the North Platte Police Department, Dawson County Sheriff’s Office, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Red Willow County Sheriff’s Office, Frontier County Sheriff’s Office, Nebraska State Patrol, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
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Key Facts
- State: Nebraska
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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