Walter M. Terrell, Meth Conspiracy, Missouri 2021

Springfield Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Conspiracy

A Springfield, Missouri man was sentenced in federal court today after law enforcement officers seized more than two kilograms of methamphetamine from his residence.

Walter M. Terrell, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 13 years in federal prison without parole.

On Sept. 1, 2021, Terrell pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Greene and Cass counties from May 10 to Nov. 8, 2018. Terrell admitted that he made multiple trips to Texas to acquire kilogram quantities of methamphetamine, which he distributed to others, including co-defendants Christopher Iavolo, 43, and Xlyona Sharp, 38, both of Springfield.

Springfield police officers executed a search warrant at Terrell’s residence on Sept. 5, 2018. Officers found a blue duffle bag next to the couch that contained three bags with a total of 2.625 kilograms of methamphetamine. Terrell, who admitted he recently returned from Texas with a little more than three kilograms of methamphetamine, told officers he usually paid $8,000 to $9,000 for each kilogram of methamphetamine. Officers also seized $12,000 from the residence and $2,600 found in Terrell’s front pocket. Terrell has forfeited to the government the total $14,600 that was seized.

Terrell’s role in the drug-trafficking conspiracy occurred while he was on bond for a state charge of possessing a stolen firearm.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica R. Sarff. It was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Springfield, Mo., Police Department and the Pleasant Hill, Mo., Police Department.

Terrell is the fourth and final defendant to be sentenced in this case. His co-defendants, Sharp and Iavolo, were previously sentenced to seven years and six years in federal prison, respectively.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/springfield-man-sentenced-meth-conspiracy-4