Wesley Widte, Sr. Pleads Guilty to Crack Cocaine Charges

Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Wesley White, Sr., a/k/a "Westside," 38, of Valdosta, Georgia, entered a plea of guilty on January 13,2014, to possession with intent to distribute more than 28 grams of crack cocaine. Mr. White entered his plea of guilty before Senior U.S. District Court Judge Hugh Lawson in Valdosta, Georgia.

As a part of his plea agreement, Mr. White admitted that on June 3, 2013, a search warrant was executed at his residence in Valdosta, Georgia, that yielded drugs intended for distribution. During the search, investigators discovered six cookies of crack cocaine packaged in sandwich bags, seven bags of powder cocaine, a one gallon-sized bag of marijuana, and a cocaine press that contained some of the cocaine, all in the kitchen of the residence. In the living room, officers found two quart-sized bags of marijuana, digital scales, and $1,216.

The court scheduled sentencing for April 28, 2014, in Valdosta, Georgia. Mr. White faces a sentence of a mandatory minimum of five years up to 40 years’ imprisonment and a $5,000,000 fine or both.

“In the Middle District of Georgia, people who deal drugs will face the full force of the federal authorities, specifically my office, which is made possible by the extraordinary cooperative efforts of our state and federal law enforcement agencies,” said U.S. Attorney Michael Moore.

The case is the culmination of many years of investigation by the FBI Southwest Georgia Gang Tas kForce, Lowndes County Sheriff's Office Special Operations Division, Valdosta Police Department, and the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office. Assistant United States Attorney Robert D. McCullers is handling the prosecution for the government.

Questions concerning this case should be directed to Pamela Lightsey, Public Information Officer, United States Attorney’s Office, at (478) 621-2603.