MADISON - An Albany man was sentenced to six years in federal prison last week for his role in a meth-dealing conspiracy.
Christopher H. Stevens, 36, was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in November to knowingly and intentionally possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
During sentencing, Judge William M. Conley described Stevens as having played a smaller role as a local distributor only.
However, his involvement was "in connection with a larger methamphetamine conspiracy operation that was responsible for numerous pounds of methamphetamine shipped from California to Wisconsin," according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's office for the Western District of Wisconsin.
"The amount attributable to Stevens, conservatively, was approximately 333 grams of methamphetamine," the release stated.
Stevens was one of 11 people charged in federal indictments for their roles in this meth-dealing operation. Nine of the 11 charged have pleaded guilty; Stevens is the sixth to be sentenced.
The case against Stevens and his co-defendants is the result of an investigation in late 2016 and early 2017. Many law enforcement agencies worked on the case, including DEA agents in Wisconsin and California, the Madison Police Department, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and sheriff's deputies and drug agents from counties across southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
Stevens has a lengthy criminal record in Wisconsin's circuit courts, including multiple felony convictions for possessing narcotic drugs. He has open cases in Green and Dane counties for dealing narcotics and psychedelic mushrooms.
The case in Green County also alleges he and a co-defendant, Karmen Elisabeth Marshall, 25, grew the mushrooms in their basement and maintained a "drug-trafficking place" at their home in the 100 block of North Jackson Street in Albany.
According to the criminal complaint, neighbors told police that the house got frequent visits from people who stayed only five minutes.
Christopher H. Stevens, 36, was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in November to knowingly and intentionally possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
During sentencing, Judge William M. Conley described Stevens as having played a smaller role as a local distributor only.
However, his involvement was "in connection with a larger methamphetamine conspiracy operation that was responsible for numerous pounds of methamphetamine shipped from California to Wisconsin," according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's office for the Western District of Wisconsin.
"The amount attributable to Stevens, conservatively, was approximately 333 grams of methamphetamine," the release stated.
Stevens was one of 11 people charged in federal indictments for their roles in this meth-dealing operation. Nine of the 11 charged have pleaded guilty; Stevens is the sixth to be sentenced.
The case against Stevens and his co-defendants is the result of an investigation in late 2016 and early 2017. Many law enforcement agencies worked on the case, including DEA agents in Wisconsin and California, the Madison Police Department, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and sheriff's deputies and drug agents from counties across southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
Stevens has a lengthy criminal record in Wisconsin's circuit courts, including multiple felony convictions for possessing narcotic drugs. He has open cases in Green and Dane counties for dealing narcotics and psychedelic mushrooms.
The case in Green County also alleges he and a co-defendant, Karmen Elisabeth Marshall, 25, grew the mushrooms in their basement and maintained a "drug-trafficking place" at their home in the 100 block of North Jackson Street in Albany.
According to the criminal complaint, neighbors told police that the house got frequent visits from people who stayed only five minutes.