A Missoula, Montana man will spend the rest of his life in federal prison after a jury found him guilty in a sweeping murder-for-hire conspiracy tied to a large-scale marijuana operation that stretched from northern Nevada into California. Prosecutors said the case also involved witness tampering, stalking that resulted in death, firearms offenses and a drug trafficking scheme measured in tons, not ounces.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada announced the life sentence yesterday in a post on X, noting the term imposed and linking to case records and a Justice Department release. U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Conviction, Counts and Sentencing
Federal prosecutors said a jury convicted Cory Spurlock last September on a slate of federal charges: murder-for-hire conspiracy; tampering with a witness by killing; causing death through use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence; two counts of stalking resulting in death; and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. The Justice Department release noted that Spurlock faced a statutory maximum of life imprisonment at sentencing, which is exactly what the judge handed down. U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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