Tag: 2021
Kissimmee Drug Dealer Gets Double-Dip Sentence For Heroin Distributions
Tampa, Florida – A Kissimmee drug dealer, Nathaniel Quiles (37), has been sentenced to 9 years and 4 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. The court ordered that the sentence be served consecutive to a State of Florida prison sentence of 15 years, which Quiles is currently…
Pass Christian Felon Gets 6 Years for Illegal Gun
GULFPORT, MS – Another thug off the streets of Mississippi. Martin Stephen Brown, 48, of Pass Christian, is headed to federal prison for 70 months after being convicted of possessing a firearm despite a lengthy rap sheet. The sentence was handed down following an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).…
Convicted Felon Martin Brown Sentenced for Firearm Possession
Gulfport, Miss. – In a chilling turn of events, Martin Stephen Brown, a 48-year-old man from Pass Christian, has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Brown’s crime spree reached its apex on November 10, 2020, when he was caught with a loaded Pietro…
Canton Man Gets 46 Months for Cocaine Trafficking
JACKSON, MS – Dwight Powell, 54, of Canton, Mississippi, is headed to federal prison for 46 months after pleading guilty to trafficking cocaine. The sentence was announced today by U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and DEA Special Agent in Charge Brad Byerley, closing a chapter in a gritty investigation that ripped through central Mississippi’s drug networks.…
Canton Drug Kingpin Dwight Powell Sentenced to 46 Months
GRIM NEWS: Canton’s Dwight Powell, 54, is locked up for 46 months after being caught in a massive DEA sting. The operation yanked $585,000 and 12kg of cocaine from the streets. The feds’ investigation into drug kingpins in central Mississippi was a success story, said U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and DEA’s Brad Byerley. Powell was…
Orange County Drug Lords Nabbed with 8KG Cocaine
GREENSBORO, NC – A massive cocaine seizure has landed two alleged drug kingpins in hot water. Epifanio Martinez Rodriguez, 40, and Felipe Carranza Rivera, 30, both Mexican nationals living in the U.S. illegally, were apprehended on November 17, 2021, after being caught with eight kilograms of pure cocaine. Court documents reveal that a Confidential Source…
Davenport Gun Trafficker Wyche Gets 36 Months
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Michael Leon Wyche, Jr., 28, of Davenport, is headed to federal prison after a damning investigation revealed a pattern of illegal firearm purchases and a brazen disregard for the law. Wyche was sentenced Wednesday, November 23, 2021, to 36 months behind bars by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey.…
Straw Gun Purchasers Indicted in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Eleven individuals have been indicted on charges involving straw purchasing of firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Explosives, and Firearms Special Agent in Charge Mickey French. According to the 14-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court, between September 2020 and December 2020, multiple handguns were purchased…
Straw Buyer Carter and Co. Hit with Firearm Charges
Eleven individuals have been indicted on charges of straw purchasing firearms in a massive operation in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. According to the 14-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court, Adrian Benito Carter, 26, of Tuscaloosa, is at the center of this scheme, facing 13 counts including felon possession of a firearm and engaging in the…
Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced
TIFFANY DAWN HAVNER, 39, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, has been sentenced to 36 months of imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The sentence, handed down by Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl, will be followed by 36 months of supervised release. Havner was also ordered to pay $500 in restitution and a…
