Savon Germain Carter, 43, of Midvale, Utah, was slammed with 135 months behind bars after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The sentence, handed down February 12, 2018, by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson, marks the end of a high-stakes drug operation that seeped into the heart of Sweetwater County.
Carter’s criminal involvement didn’t fly under the radar for long. Tasked with moving large quantities of meth, he became a key target in a joint investigation led by the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office and the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation. Federal authorities moved fast once evidence mounted, sealing his fate in a packed federal courtroom.
Along with prison time, Carter will face five years of supervised release upon completion of his sentence. He was also ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and $900.00 in restitution — cold cash for the damage his actions inflicted on the community.
He wasn’t the only one to face justice that week. Christine Marie Eichler, 42, also of Midvale, Utah, was sentenced by the same judge on the same day for the same meth conspiracy charge. Arrested in Rock Springs, Wyoming, Eichler received 121 months in federal prison, five years of supervised release, a $100.00 special assessment, and $500.00 in restitution.
Meanwhile, Leon Anthony Daniels, 45 and listed as transient, was sentenced February 9, 2018, by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl after being caught in Cheyenne, Wyoming, with heroin and a firearm. Convicted of possession with intent to distribute heroin and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, Daniels was hit with 108 months in prison, three years of supervised release, a $200.00 special assessment, and $500.00 in restitution.
The case against Daniels was a tri-agency takedown involving the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The coordinated effort underscores the federal crackdown on drug trafficking and illegal firearms in Wyoming — where the streets may seem quiet, but the crime runs deep.
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Key Facts
- State: Wyoming
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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