Terrence Denon Miller, Armed Methamphetamine Trafficking, North Carolina 2020

Terrence Denon Miller, 31, also known as “Wank,” was sentenced to 340 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and a quantity of cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and a quantity of heroin.

Miller was convicted at trial on August 20, 2020, on both counts. The sentencing was announced by Norman Acker, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, after a U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan delivered the sentence.

The investigation into Miller’s activities began in 2014, when the Craven County Sheriff’s Office received information about his alleged drug trafficking at his residence on Sand Hill Road in Dover. Over the course of several years, investigators conducted multiple searches and seizures, recovering hydrocodone and oxycodone pills, cocaine, electronic scales, drug packaging material, currency, and firearms.

On September 28, 2016, the Craven County Sheriff’s Office used confidential informants to purchase 27.97 grams of cocaine from Miller at his residence on Harding Avenue in Kinston. On June 16, 2017, North Carolina Probation and Parole conducted a search of Miller’s residence, and two firearms were seized. Investigators also recovered baggies containing residue that tested positive for illegal drugs.

On January 2018, the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office used confidential informants to purchase methamphetamine from two individuals who were supplied by Miller. On April 6, 2018, North Carolina Probation and Parole conducted a search of Miller’s residence on Sweet Amy Lane in La Grange, and seized cocaine, marijuana, digital scales, $2,039 in currency, a grinder, and a loaded handgun magazine.

Miller agreed to speak with investigators and admitted to distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine and over a kilogram of methamphetamine. The investigation was conducted by the Craven County Sheriff’s Office, Duplin County Sheriff’s Office, Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Assistant U.S. Attorneys Dena J. King and Scott A. Lemmon prosecuted the case. Miller will serve 340 months in prison for his crimes.

This case is part of the United States Attorney’s Office’s Take Back North Carolina Initiative, which emphasizes the regional assignment of federal prosecutors to work with law enforcement and District Attorney’s Offices on a sustained basis in those communities to reduce the violent crime rate, drug trafficking, and crimes against law enforcement.

Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No. 4:18-cr-00054-FL-1.

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