Columbus, Ohio – A California man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison after prosecutors said he helped flood central Ohio with massive amounts of methamphetamine shipped through the mail for redistribution.
55-year-old Troy Patterson of Beverly Hills was sentenced in U.S. District Court earlier this week to 250 months in prison for shipping more than 90 kilograms of methamphetamine from Southern California to Columbus, where it was intended to be broken down and sold again. Federal officials said the scale of the operation was staggering, involving repeated shipments over a long period of time and a steady flow of narcotics into Ohio.
According to court records, Patterson’s case was headed toward trial in early 2025. A jury trial began in February 2025, but shortly after the jury was selected, Patterson pleaded guilty. He admitted to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, a charge that carries severe penalties, especially when the amount involved reaches into kilogram levels.
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Court documents detailed that Patterson was held responsible for nearly 14 kilograms of methamphetamine and more than 77 kilograms of narcotics mixtures containing methamphetamine, showing investigators tied him to both pure methamphetamine and mixtures containing the drug…