Caney Man Sentenced To 24 Months Probation For Methamphetamine Possession

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that, TIMOTHY DEWAYNE TAYLOR, age 24, of Caney, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 2 years of probation for POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 844(a).

The Indictment alleged that from on or about December 14, 2015, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant did knowingly and intentionally possess methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.  The defendant pled guilty in May, 2016.

The charges arose from an investigation by the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The Honorable Kimberly E. West, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the hearing.

Assistant United States Attorney Timothy Hammer represented the United States.