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Date: 06-18-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. Rebecca Friday Spinler
Case Number: 1:18-cr-00238-DCN
Judge: David C. Nye
Court: United States District Court for the District of Idaho (Ada County)
Plaintiff's Attorney:
Defendant's Attorney: Katherine C. Ball
Description:
Boise, ID - Garden City Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Gun and Drug Crimes
Rebecca Friday Spinler, 39, of Garden City, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also sentenced Spinler to five years of supervised release once she has completed her prison term.
According to court records, on June 26, 2018, Garden City Police officers arrested Spinler after stopping her vehicle in Garden City. Spinler was found illegally possessing a Smith and Wesson .40 caliber pistol, almost 75 grams of methamphetamine, 10 grams of heroin, and drug paraphernalia. In court, Spinler admitted possessing the methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it to another person. She also admitted possessing the pistol in furtherance of her drug offense. Under federal law, it is illegal to possess a firearm in order to further a drug trafficking crime or federal crime of violence.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Garden City Police Department.
This case was prosecuted as part of the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) program. PSN 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.
Charges:
POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE
(1) 83 months imprisonment to be served consecutive to Count Three, $100 special assessment, fine waived and 5 years supervised release to be served concurrently to Count Three
POSSESSION OF FIREARM IN FURTHERANCE OF A DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME
(3) 37 months imprisonment to be served consecutive to Count One, $100 special assessment, fine waived and 5 years supervised release to be served concurrently to Count One.
Outcome: 06/18/2019 75 STATEMENT OF REASONS (SEALED) as to Rebecca Friday Spinler. (available to USA, Rebecca Friday Spinler) RESTRICTED TO ASSIGNED COUNSEL AND COURT (ptj)
06/18/2019 76 JUDGMENT as to Rebecca Friday Spinler (1), Count(s) 1, 83 months imprisonment to be served consecutive to Count Three, $100 special assessment, fine waived and 5 years supervised release to be served concurrently to Count Three; Count(s) 2, dismissed by oral motion of the government; Count(s) 3, 37 months imprisonment to be served consecutive to Count One, $100 special assessment, fine waived and 5 years supervised release to be served concurrently to Count One. (Notice sent to USP and USM). Signed by Judge David C. Nye.(caused to be mailed to non Registered Participants at the addresses listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) by (jp)
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