Toulon Mattox, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Utah 2020

SALT LAKE CITY – A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment on November 23, 2020, alleging conspiracies to distribute methamphetamine and heroin in the Salt Lake Valley and Idaho.

The investigation, led by DEA Metro Narcotics Task Force and IRS Criminal Investigation, started in March 2020. The lead defendant, Toulon Mattox, 41, of Taylorsville, was arrested after a federal judge signed a complaint alleging the conspiracies.

According to the indictment, Mattox has a previous conviction for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in federal court in Idaho. He was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison and 60 months of supervised release in that case. He started his supervised release in October 2015 and moved to Utah. He filed a motion for early termination of his supervised release in November 2017, which was granted, according to a complaint filed in the case.

Mattox, according to the complaint, owned a restoration company that repairs and restores homes contaminated by methamphetamine. Mattox provided drugs to employees of his business, specifically methamphetamine, the complaint alleges.

The charges against Mattox include conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, conspiracy to distribute heroin, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He is also charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute.

Mattox has been detained pending resolution of the case. U.S. Magistrate Judge Daphne A. Oberg found that although he did well on supervision after his previous drug conviction, just 18 months after Mattox was released from supervision early, he apparently became involved in drug trafficking behavior as the ringleader of the conspiracy.

The other defendants charged in the case include Lupe Gene Sandoval, 41, of West Valley City, Jerod B. Meyer, 34, of South Salt Lake City, Kelly Ann Cockrell, 43, of Salt Lake City, Michael Kermitt Nugent, 46, and James Walker Taylor, 46, both of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Fred James Schaffer, 56, of West Valley City, and Whitney Carter, 31, of Provo.

The indictment alleges that between April 2019 and September 28, 2020, the defendants conspired to distribute up to 4 pounds of heroin and up to 17 pounds of methamphetamine.

Toulon Mattox, 41, of Taylorsville, Utah, faces federal charges for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin. The case is ongoing, and no sentencing date has been set.

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