Jeremy David Medbery, Meth Trafficking, Montana 2016
Meth Kingpin Jeremy David Medbery Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison
MISSOULA, Montana - Jeremy David Medbery, a 34-year-old man from Ogden, Utah, has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine in the Kalispell area.
On November 2016, a jury found Medbery guilty of possession with intent to distribute meth and distribution of meth.
Chief U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen presided over the case.
The prosecution presented evidence that in January 2016, law enforcement agents in the Kalispell area received tips about two men, Medbery and co-defendant Christopher George Nomura, who had arrived from California to distribute meth.
In February 2016, an informant made a controlled purchase of meth from Medbery at a casino in Kalispell. After the transaction, police officers followed Medbery, made a traffic stop on Highway 93 and arrested him. Agents executed search warrants on Medbery’s truck and residence. In the truck was a plastic bag with meth residue. A safe in Medbery’s bedroom contained a plastic bag with meth and another bag with residue.
Medbery admitted to officers he drove from California with co-defendant, Christopher Nomura, and brought meth for his personal use. Several days later, Nomura was arrested. Nomura was convicted in the case and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Tom Bartleson prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation, the North Western Drug Task Force, Kalispell Police Department, Flathead County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations.
The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them.
Jeremy David Medbery, 34, of Ogden, Utah, was sentenced to 7 years in prison and 5 years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute meth and distribution of meth in the Kalispell area.
The exact date of the crime was January 2016 and the sentencing took place on Thursday.
The case is a significant blow to meth traffickers in the Kalispell area and is a testament to the hard work and dedication of law enforcement agencies in Montana.
Medbery’s sentence is a result of a joint investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation, the North Western Drug Task Force, Kalispell Police Department, Flathead County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations.
Key Facts
- State: Montana
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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