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Date: 09-12-2020
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United States of America v. Darian Berry
Case Number: 5:19-cr-00065-TES-CHW
Judge: Tilman E. Self
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia (Bibb County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office in Macon, Georgia.
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Description: Macon, GA - Defendant charged with felony drug distribution.
A Middle Georgia drug dealer, arrested following a two-month undercover operation in Butts County, has pleaded guilty for distribution of methamphetamine, said Charles “Charlie” Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
Darian Berry, 40, of Jackson, Georgia pleaded guilty to one count distribution of methamphetamine before U.S. District Judge Tripp Self on Tuesday, September 8. Berry faces a maximum 20 years in prison, a $1,000,000 fine and three years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
“Law enforcement stopped a well-known meth dealer in Butts County. The defendant is facing a steep prison sentence without parole for pushing this poison in Middle Georgia,” said Charlie Peeler, the U.S. Attorney. “I want to thank our law enforcement partners with Butts County S.O. and DEA for their continued efforts to rid our communities of methamphetamine and the destruction it causes.”
“The success of this investigation speaks to the collaborative law enforcement efforts in targeting and dismantling this drug trafficker’s methamphetamine distribution ring” said the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Atlanta Field Division Robert J. Murphy. “This defendant profited by spreading this toxic drug in Butts County, and DEA is committed to serving and protecting this community. Strong law enforcement partnerships underscore the power of combined forces and demonstrate the collective impact on the war against meth.”
“I want to commend my agents, DEA and the United States Attorney’s Office for bringing this dealer to justice. We will continue to pursue those spreading poison in our community until justice is served. This type of result is what happens when agencies work together,” said Butts County Sheriff Gary Long.
The defendant admitted to selling methamphetamine to a Confidential Informant (CI) on five separate occasions in Butts County between July and August 2018. Officers with the Butts County Sheriff’s Office conducted the controlled, recorded buys. Berry sold a total of 16.368 grams of methamphetamine
Outcome: 09/08/2020 38 Minute Entry (content for administrative purposes only) for proceedings held before US DISTRICT JUDGE TILMAN E SELF, III:Change of Plea Hearing as to DARIAN BERRY held on 9/8/2020. Sentencing set for 12/8/2020 10:00 AM in Macon before US DISTRICT JUDGE TILMAN E SELF III. Court Reporter: Tammy DiRocco. (ggs) (Entered: 09/09/2020)
09/08/2020 39 PLEA AGREEMENT as to DARIAN BERRY. (ggs) (Entered: 09/09/2020)
09/08/2020 40 PLEA SHEET as to DARIAN BERRY: GUILTY as to Count(s) 5 of the Indictment. (ggs) (Entered: 09/09/2020)
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