EUGENE, Ore. - Cesar Arnoldo Menjivar, 30, of Lane County, Oregon, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in U.S. District Court to a 96-month prison term for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Following his release from prison, Menjivar will be on supervised release for four years. On June 3, 2015, co-conspirator William Friend, 19, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, and on Jan. 20, 2015, co-conspirator Richard Wilson, 37, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine and felon in possession of a firearm.
A joint investigation by federal and local law enforcement revealed that Menjivar and his associates were distributing methamphetamine. Between Dec. 17, 2013 and Jan. 28, 2014, law enforcement negotiated five separate purchases of methamphetamine with Menjivar, and the drugs were delivered by William Friend, Richard Wilson and another individual.
On Jan. 30, 2014, search warrants were executed at multiple locations. Approximately five ounces of methamphetamine, more than one ounce of heroin, packaging material, scales and a loaded pistol were located at William Friend’s residence, and a digital scale was located at Menjivar’s residence.
This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Lane County Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team and the Eugene Police Department Special Investigations Unit.
