Sacramento Man Indicted for Possessing Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Firearms

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Ou Vern Saeteurn, 23, of Sacramento, charging him with possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine and possessing two firearms in furtherance of his drug crimes, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.

According to court documents, on September 6, 2018, law enforcement agents searched Saeteurn’s Oak Park home. In his bedroom closet, they found about 1 kilogram of methamphetamine and about 1 kilogram of cocaine. They also found two loaded firearms, additional ammunition, and about $9,400 in cash. In the rest of this home, officers found more methamphetamine, cocaine base, heroin, opium, about 16 firearms, magazines, and ammunition.

This case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office, the Sacramento Police Department, the California Highway Patrol, the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, and Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Beck is prosecuting the case.

If convicted, Saeteurn faces a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables. The charges are only allegations; the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

This case was brought as a part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. PSN was reinvigorated in 2017 as part of the Department of Justice’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally based strategies to reduce violent crime.