Monterrius Digby, Meth Trafficking, Georgia 2024

Macon, Georgia - Repeat Felon Sentenced to 262 Months for Meth Trafficking

A repeat felon with fourteen prior felony convictions has been sentenced to 262 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine in Middle Georgia. Monterrius Digby, 36, of Fort Valley, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 262 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Tilman “Tripp” Self on Thursday, January 6.

Digby had previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. There is no parole in the federal system.

The case began on February 12, 2019, when law enforcement received a 911 call detailing that a man driving a particular car and tag number on Ga. Highway 215 was carrying methamphetamine and a firearm. Law enforcement spotted the matching vehicle and tag number and conducted a stop on Ga. Highway 215 near Rochelle, Georgia.

Digby was driving the car and told the officer that he was on parole for armed robbery. He was driving without a license and ran off while his vehicle was being searched. He was later apprehended with the assistance of a Georgia State Patrol (GSP) helicopter and troopers, K9 units, and the U.S. Marshals.

Law enforcement found a bag under the driver’s seat with ten individually wrapped bags of methamphetamine weighing 18.141 grams, empty baggies, a set of digital scales, and two firearms. One firearm was a stolen semi-automatic pistol, and the other firearm was a 9x19mm Glock. Law enforcement also found a box of ammunition in the front passenger seat containing 32 rounds of 9mm and 14 rounds of .40 caliber ammunition.

Digby has five prior burglary convictions, two aggravated assault convictions, an armed robbery conviction, a theft by taking conviction, and a conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in Troup County, Georgia. Additionally, he has been convicted of obstruction or hindering of a law enforcement officer, criminal attempt to escape, and theft by receiving stolen property in Meriwether County, Georgia, along with theft by receiving stolen property in Bibb County, Georgia.

The case was investigated by the Wilcox County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), with assistance from GSP Aviation, Abbeville Police Department’s K-9 Unit, and the U.S. Marshals Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Will Keyes prosecuted the case for the Government.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdga/pr/262-month-prison-sentence-repeat-felon-convicted-meth-case-apprehended-following