COLUMBUS, Ga. – A Columbus resident is facing up to life in prison for distributing methamphetamine in the city, the result of an Operation Take Back America investigation conducted by federal, state, and local law enforcement in the community.
Demetric Thomas, aka “Meatball,” 38 of Columbus, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of methamphetamine before U.S. District Judge Clay Land on October 26. Thomas faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years up to a maximum of life in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and a maximum $10 million fine. The sentencing date will be determined by the Court. There is no parole in the federal system.
“This case reflects the continued results of our coordinated efforts to hold armed drug traffickers accountable in Columbus and across the Middle District of Georgia,” said U.S. Attorney William R. ‘Will’ Keyes. “Through Operation Take Back America, our office and our law enforcement partners are dismantling the networks that fuel violence and threaten community safety.”…