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Description: Kansas City, Missouri criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with leading a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
Mark A. Whitworth, 65, was found guilty at trial on June 9, 2022, of one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from July 1, 2018, to Aug. 18, 2019, and one count of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
On Aug. 18, 2019, the Missouri State Highway Patrol executed a search warrant at Whitworth’s residence. They found a safe concealed behind a flag in the master bedroom closet that contained 60 $100 bills, totaling $6,000. They also found a cardboard box in a shed that contained approximately 256 grams of methamphetamine. Also in the shed, officers found a 12-gauge shotgun, a .410 shotgun, shotgun shells, and various items that indicated the methamphetamine was being prepared for distribution (including a digital scale and plastic baggies). Officers also found a closed-circuit camera system, which was connected to an external camera, and a police scanner in the shed. According to court documents, a small amount of pre-bagged methamphetamine weighing approximately six grams was recovered from inside a drawer in the shed.
Co-defendant Russell Lee Walker, 57, who shared a residence with Whitworth, was sentenced on July 6, 2022, to four years in federal prison without parole after pleading guilty to his role in the drug-trafficking conspiracy. Walker testified at trial that he helped Whitworth by selling methamphetamine two or three times a week in lieu of paying rent.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick D. Daly and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Bradley Cooper. It was investigated by the FBI and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE
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Outcome: The defendant was found guilty on Counts 1 and 2 after a plea of not guilty. The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of 235 months as to each of Counts 1 and 2, to be served concurrently for a total term of 235 months. Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be on supervised release for a term of 5 years as to each of Counts 1 and 2, the terms to run concurrently. MPA $200. No fine. No restitution.
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