A Jackson drug kingpin who served 17 years of a life sentence is accused of drug trafficking again

DETROIT, MI – A Jackson man once convicted of running a drug trafficking empire and sentenced to life before being granted a compassionate release during the COVID-19 pandemic has been indicted on federal drug trafficking charges.

Warner Crider, 57, was indicted Nov. 4 on one federal felony count of distributing a controlled substance after federal agents found evidence he had distributed more than 400 grams of fentanyl, according to a statement from the U.S. District Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Michigan.

If convicted, he faces a mandatory 10-year prison sentence and/or a fine of $10 million…

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