Two men from Oklahoma have been sentenced for their involvement in a federal drug conspiracy, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
Dylan Thomas Emmick, 32, of Purcell, received a 51-month prison sentence for drug conspiracy. Kody James Lile, 45, of Lindsay, was also sentenced to 51 months in prison on January 8, 2026, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Both Emmick and Lile pleaded guilty to the charges on July 7, 2025.
Investigators reported that on November 9, 2024, Emmick and Lile traveled together from Oklahoma City into the Eastern District of Oklahoma with plans to distribute methamphetamine. After a traffic stop in Latimer County, law enforcement searched Emmick’s vehicle and found plastic baggies, a digital pocket scale with white crystalline residue, and more than 46 grams of pure methamphetamine.
The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, and the Latimer County Sheriff’s Office.
Senior U.S. District Judge Ronald A. White presided over the sentencing hearing. Both defendants will remain in custody with the U.S. Marshals Service until they are transferred to a designated federal prison facility to serve their sentences without parole.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Erin Cornell represented the government at sentencing.
