Christopher William Stevens, a 35-year-old resident of Lancaster, South Carolina, has been sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison after being convicted for his role in a drug conspiracy involving methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Authorities from the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations found that Stevens was part of a group distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl in the area. During several traffic stops between 2021 and 2022, law enforcement officers discovered controlled substances such as suboxone, gabapentin, marijuana, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine while Stevens was present. Officers also found digital scales, glass pipes, and firearms during these stops. In addition to the items recovered during traffic stops, investigators made controlled purchases of fentanyl from Stevens on at least two occasions in 2021.
United States District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis handed down a sentence of 135 months in prison for Stevens. Following his release from prison, he will serve four years of court-ordered supervision. Federal prisoners are not eligible for parole.
The investigation was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations and the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney William K. Witherspoon.
###
