Malik Javier McKenzie, 27, of Savannah, was sentenced on July 22, 2025, to a cumulative 595 months in federal prison for convictions related to drug trafficking, possession of a machine gun, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and jury tampering.
Following a two-day trial in U.S. District Court, McKenzie was found guilty of Possession of Controlled Substances With Intent to Distribute, Possession of a Machinegun in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. During the trial, McKenzie attempted to influence a juror through a third party by offering payment for a not guilty verdict. The attempt was detected, and no contact was made with the juror. McKenzie later pled guilty to Obstruction of Justice for this conduct.
Chief Judge R. Stan Baker ordered McKenzie’s sentences to run concurrently with each other but consecutively to a 71-month sentence McKenzie is currently serving for an earlier drug trafficking conviction, and an 18-month sentence for violating supervised release terms from a 2019 federal conviction. McKenzie will also serve five years of supervised release following imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system…