Jackson, Miss. - Timothy Griffin, 44 of Byram, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III, to 262 months in federal prison and 5 years of supervised release for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley with the Drug Enforcement Administration. Griffin was also ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.
In June 2018, during an extensive investigation targeting illegal methamphetamine distribution in central Mississippi, DEA agents learned that a drug transaction was going to occur at a location on Raymond Road in Jackson. Agents observed a truck pull in to the location. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Timothy Griffin. After searching the truck, agents found approximately 425 grams of actual methamphetamine intended for distribution.
Griffin was charged in a federal criminal indictment with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. He pled guilty before Judge Jordan on March 17, 2020.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office, the Jones County Sheriff’s Office, the Jackson Police Department, the Richland Police Department, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and the Internal Revenue Service. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Chris Wansley and Keesha Middleton.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
