Timothy L. Noll, Fatal Drug Smuggling, Missouri 2021

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St. Louis Man Sentenced to 22 Years for Smuggling Fatal Dose into Jail

A St. Louis man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for arranging the smuggling of a fatal dose of drugs into the St. Francois County jail. Timothy L. Noll, 35, of Park Hills, Missouri, was sentenced on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk.

According to court documents, Noll arrived at the jail on July 27, 2021, and began trying to find someone to smuggle drugs into the jail that he could sell. Noll instructed an intermediary to get the drugs from Garry W. Triplett and conceal them in a Bible.

On August 1, the intermediary arranged for the Bible to be dropped off at the jail. When Noll discovered the next morning that he was being transferred to state prison and couldn’t bring the Bible, he had jail staff give it to his cell mate. His cell mate died two days later of mixed drug intoxication, including a lethal dose of fentanyl.

Noll pleaded guilty in May to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and one count of distribution of a controlled substance, resulting in death. His accomplice, Garry W. Triplett, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and one count of distribution of a controlled substance. Triplett is scheduled to be sentenced in December.

The case was investigated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary Bluestone is prosecuting the case.

Noll’s sentence is a reminder of the dangers of drug smuggling in our prisons. The Grimy Times will continue to follow this case and provide updates as more information becomes available.

Timothy L. Noll, 35, of Park Hills, Missouri, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for arranging the smuggling of a fatal dose of drugs into the St. Francois County jail. Noll was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and one count of distribution of a controlled substance, resulting in death.

The crime occurred on July 27, 2021, in St. Francois County, Missouri. The sentence was handed down on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk. Noll’s accomplice, Garry W. Triplett, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and one count of distribution of a controlled substance and is scheduled to be sentenced in December.