MISSOULA—A Missoula man who admitted possessing
methamphetamine and a firearm was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison
and five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
Jeremy Douglas Smith, 29, pleaded guilty in October to
possession with intent to distribute meth and to possessing a firearm in
furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Chief U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen presided.
Prosecutors said evidence showed that on May 2, 2018, the
Missoula County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle Smith
was driving. A search warrant for the vehicle led to the recovery of meth, a
9mm pistol, drug paraphernalia and ammunition. Smith admitted to law
enforcement that he distributed meth and possessed the firearm.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Tara Elliott prosecuted the case,
which was investigated by the FBI.
The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which
is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction
efforts. PSN is an evidence-based
program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad
spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent
crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address
them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most
violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry
programs for lasting reductions in crime.
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