GREENSBORO, N.C. - Nine of the fifteen defendants convicted in the Phillip McGee methamphetamine conspiracy were sentenced on October 29-30, 2015, in federal court in Greensboro by the Honorable Catherine C. Eagles, United States District Judge. The group, which operated in Richmond County between 2012 and 2015, was responsible for the manufacture and distribution of large amounts of methamphetamine during this time period.
Phillip Allen McGee was sentenced to 234 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, followed by a three year term of supervised release.
Thomas Leslie Snead, Jr., was sentenced to 160 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, followed by a three year term of supervised release.
Thomas Brantley Jenkins, II, was sentenced to 150 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, followed by a three year term of supervised release.
Christopher Jared Jenkins was sentenced to 69 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, followed by a three year term of supervised release.
Tracy Alan McDonald was sentenced to 59 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, followed by a three year term of supervised release.
Jason Franklin Jacobs was sentenced to 69 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, followed by a three year term of supervised release.
Nickolas Craig Smith was sentenced to 70 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, followed by a three year term of supervised release.
Cayce Leigh Honeycutt was sentenced to 41months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, followed by a three year term of supervised release.
Taylor Dawn Loftus was sentenced to 24 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, followed by a three year term of supervised release.
Remaining defendants in this case are scheduled for sentencing on Nov. 12, 2015, Nov. 19, 2015, and Dec. 1, 2015.
In a related case, on Oct. 23, 2015, John David McCuiston was sentenced by the Honorable Loretta C. Biggs, United States District Judge, to a term of 135 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, followed by a three year term of supervised release. McCuiston had earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess pseudoephedrine knowing or having reasonable cause to believe it would be used to manufacture methamphetamine.
In another related case, on Sept. 30, 2015, Sandra Martin Leviner was sentenced by the Honorable James A. Beaty, Jr., United States District Judge, to a term of 24 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, followed by a three year term of supervised release. Leviner had earlier pleaded guilty to possession of pseudoephedrine knowing or having reasonable cause to believe it would be used to manufacture methamphetamine.
These cases were investigated by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, and the Rockingham Police Department.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
