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Natchez , Miss – Samuel Cardell Reed , 30 , Eugene Rodrigues Lewis, 35, and Gary Thompson, 34 , all of McComb, Mississippi, were sentenced on November 14, 2017 by Senior U.S. District Judge David C. Bramlette III, for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze .
Samuel Cardell Reed was sentenced to 169 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride .
Eugene Rodrigues Lewis was sentenced to 65 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride .
Gary Thompson was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride .
The indictment in this case was the result of a lengthy investigation into a drug trafficking organization operating in south Mississippi. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation ’s Safe Streets Task Force in Hattiesburg , along with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation , Office of the Mississippi State Auditor, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office , and the Hattiesburg Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jerry L. Rushing .
