Terry Detroit Page, 54, of Pineville, North Carolina, was sentenced on July 21 to 151 months in prison and five years of supervised release for distributing methamphetamine, according to an announcement by Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
Court documents and information from the sentencing hearing show that law enforcement began investigating Page for drug trafficking activities in the Charlotte area. Authorities used a confidential informant to conduct multiple purchases of methamphetamine and fentanyl from Page. In January 2024, law enforcement executed a search warrant at his residence where they seized narcotics, drug paraphernalia, and two firearms, including a rifle. Because Page has a prior criminal conviction, he is prohibited from possessing firearms.
Page remains in federal custody and will be transferred to the Federal Bureau of Prisons once assigned to a facility. U.S. Attorney Ferguson thanked the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives as well as the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department for their work on this case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Alfredo De La Rosa prosecuted the case in Charlotte.
This prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America—a nationwide initiative by the Department of Justice aimed at addressing illegal immigration and targeting cartels and transnational criminal organizations.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina advances public safety through initiatives addressing elder abuse and substance abuse; it maintains facilities in Charlotte and Asheville; operates under the Department of Justice; employs nearly 100 federal prosecutors and support staff; handles prosecutions of federal crimes and civil actions for the government; and covers a region including half of Great Smoky Mountains National Park as well as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians community, according to its official website.