Marvel Sherell, Fentanyl & Methamphetamine Conspiracy, Missouri 2023

A St. Louis County man, Marvel Sherell, 23, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine.

U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk also ordered Sherell to be placed on supervised release for four years after his eventual release from prison.

The investigation began after the Drug Enforcement Administration learned that Sherell was selling meth and fentanyl and used a confidential source to make drugs buys from him.

Sherell was the final defendant to be sentenced of five charged in the drug conspiracy. He pleaded guilty in July to three felony counts: conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, possessing one or more firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possession of a machine gun.

Marvel Sherell admitted selling methamphetamine and fentanyl to the DEA. He also admitted fleeing from St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officers on May 5, 2022, after they tried to stop his car. Sherell sped off, even after police spike strips deflated the tires on the driver’s side of the vehicle. He ran a red light, hit another vehicle and continued to flee from police, who again used spike strips.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the St. Louis County Police Department and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Nicholas L. Nixon, Turhan Robinson Jr., Jacquez T. Love, and Arion D. Strickland were also charged in connection with the conspiracy.

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