MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA — Kevin Wayne Sanders Jr., 29, of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 65 months in federal prison for the distribution of oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance, announced the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
Sanders was convicted under Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C), stemming from an incident on or about January 14, 2016, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, where he knowingly and intentionally distributed the powerful painkiller.
The case was the result of a coordinated investigation by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, the Sallisaw Police Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration—agencies that have intensified efforts to stem the tide of prescription drug abuse in rural Oklahoma.
At sentencing, U.S. Attorney Brian J. Kuester did not mince words: “The misuse of Oxycodone and other prescription pain medications is wreaking havoc on our communities. Those people that unlawfully distribute those drugs do so for their own profit without regard for the lives that will be devastated, and they must be stopped.”
Judge Ronald A. White, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, presided over the hearing in Muskogee. Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Hammer prosecuted the case on behalf of the federal government.
Sanders will serve 65 months in federal prison followed by six years of supervised release. Federal authorities say the prosecution sends a clear message: profiting from addiction ends behind bars.
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Key Facts
- State: Oklahoma
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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