Source: United States Department of Justice News
MACON, Ga. – A Macon resident convicted in August 2021 for his role in a substantial methamphetamine trafficking network was sentenced to serve 420 months in prison for his crimes.
Roderick Chester, 34, of Macon, was sentenced to serve 420 months in prison to be followed by 5 years of supervised release on Thursday, Feb. 2, by U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell, after he was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm on Wednesday, Aug. 25, following a three-day trial. Chester was one of a total of 19 defendants indicted after an investigation centered on drug trafficking in and around motels located in the Eisenhower Parkway corridor. All 19 defendants were convicted in federal court.