JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Compton, Calif., man was sentenced
in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute
methamphetamine through the mail.
Shadeed Seifullah Muhammad, 42, was sentenced by U.S.
District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 11 years and three months in federal prison
without parole.
On Sept. 10, 2018, Muhammad pleaded guilty to participating
in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from April 4, 2016, to April 4,
2017.
On March 9, 2016, Muhammad mailed a U.S. Priority Mail
package from the state of California to an address in Jefferson City, Mo. The
package, which had been tracked by Muhammad and co-conspirator Javiar Rosser,
32, of Jefferson City, was seized by law enforcement and sent to the U.S.
Postal Inspection Service Laboratory; it was determined that the substance contained
approximately 894 grams of pure methamphetamine.
Muhammad mailed a U.S. Priority Mail Package from the state
of California on April 4, 2016, to a residence in Columbia, Mo. The package was
intended for Rosser. James Alexander Larkins, 39, of Columbia, accepted
delivery of the package, and Robert Istill McNair, 32, of Jefferson City,
transported the package and was en route to Jefferson City when officers made a
traffic stop. The package was seized and sent to the U.S. Postal Inspection
Service Laboratory; it was determined that the substance contained
approximately 810 grams of pure methamphetamine.
On March 30, 2017, Muhammad mailed another package from a
post office in the state of California that was addressed to a residence at
Lincoln University in Jefferson City. It was also intended for Rosser. The
package was accepted by an unknowing Lincoln student at the request of fellow student Bria Royale Lanier-Richie, 24,
of Jefferson City. Lanier-Richie intended to give the package to Rosser. The package was seized by law enforcement and
was also sent to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service Laboratory; it was
determined that the substance contained approximately 856 grams of pure
methamphetamine.
Co-conspirators McNair, Rosser, Lanier-Richie and Larkins have
pleaded guilty to their roles in the drug-trafficking conspiracy and await
sentencing.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney
Lawrence E. Miller. It was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration,
the FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
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