Security News in Brief: High-Speed Motorcycle Chase on I-75 that Resulted in Two Injured Deputies Leads to Pair Pleading Guilty to Distributing Meth

Source: United States Department of Justice News

MACON, Ga. – Co-defendants who led law enforcement on a motorcycle chase on I-75 at speeds of up to 150 mph, resulting in two deputies being struck and injured by a passing car during the pair’s arrest, have pleaded guilty to distributing nearly three kilograms of methamphetamine.

John Terrell Johnson, 34, of Jackson, Georgia, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than five grams of methamphetamine on Monday, Jan. 10 and Tosha Danielle Kidd, 31, of Conyers, Georgia, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine on Tuesday, Jan. 18, before U.S. District Judge Tilman “Tripp” Self. Johnson faces a mandatory minimum of five years up to a maximum 40 years in prison to be followed by at least four years of supervised release and a maximum $5,000,000 fine. Kidd faces a maximum 20 years in prison to be followed by at least three years of supervised release and a maximum $1,000,000 fine. Johnson and Kidd are scheduled for sentencing on April 5, 2022. There is no parole in the federal system.