SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Joplin, Missouri man was recently sentenced in federal court for possessing methamphetamines with the intent to distribute as well as illegally possessing a firearm.
On Oct. 4, 2021, Timothy A. Avey, 40, pleaded guilty to the following:
Possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.
Possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
Possessing pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine.
Avey was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 20 years in federal prison without parole.
2019 Search Warrant
The Ozarks Drug Enforcement Team executed a search warrant at Avey's residence on June 18, 2019, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Officers say they found 1.38 grams of methamphetamine and a PW Arms firearm in a small safe in the garage.
They also found 15 240mg pseudoephedrine pills and 18 120mg pseudoephedrine pills, which Avey admitted he planned to use to manufacture methamphetamine, according to the media release.
2019 Traffic Stop
On Aug. 29, 2019, a Joplin police officer conducted a traffic stop while Avey was under surveillance.
Officers searched the vehicle and located the following nearly 200 grams of meth.
According to court documents, Avey is a member of the Joplin Honkys prison gang.
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