What federal agents describe as a de facto open-air drug market in downtown Spokane just lost one of its regulars. Timothy Michael Hanahan, 38, who went by the nickname “Big Mike,” has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison after investigators say he repeatedly sold methamphetamine and fentanyl in the city’s core.
Hanahan was ordered on January 14 to serve seven years behind bars, followed by four years of supervised release. Authorities say many of the deals went down near the House of Charity, and that during the investigation he repeatedly bragged to undercover buyers about suppliers in Idaho and Montana. Federal prosecutors tie the case to an ongoing ATF crime‑reduction emphasis in the greater Spokane area.
Over the course of numerous interactions, Hanahan bragged to undercover law enforcement agents posing as drug customers that he had connections in Idaho and Montana, and that his “connections” were moving large volumes of drugs. https://x.com/i/status/2020954660803313982
— ATF Seattle Field Division (@ATFSeattle) February 9, 2026
How Investigators Built The Case
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Washington, the case grew out of an ATF crime‑reduction push targeting what agents called a de facto open‑air drug market downtown…