Gulfport, Miss. – Deandrae Damonn Washington, 33, of Dallas,
Texas, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to
conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of
methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge
Christopher Freeze, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
On August 20, 2017, Washington’s vehicle was stopped at a
checkpoint in Magee, Mississippi. During the stop, officers smelled marijuana
emitting from the vehicle, and Washington admitted to smoking marijuana an hour
before being stopped. Upon consent being given to search the vehicle, officers
located several packages of methamphetamine concealed in a backpack. Washington
admitted to knowing the methamphetamine was in the vehicle and conspiring to
transport it from Texas to Jackson County, Mississippi. He further admitted
that he had previously transported methamphetamine on seven separate occasion
to the Gulf Coast. A laboratory analyzed the methamphetamine and determined it
had a purity level of 100% and weighed 1,964 grams. A Federal Grand Jury
indicted Washington on September 19, 2017.
Washington will be sentenced on June 26, 2018, by Judge
Ozerden, and faces a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine.
The case was investigated by the Magee Police Department,
South Mississippi Metropolitan Enforcement Team, Mississippi Bureau of
Narcotics, and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force. The case is being prosecuted by
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathlyn R. Van Buskirk.
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