United States of America v. Eddie M. Knox

Fort Wayne, Indiana criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.



Between May 6, 2019, and August 26, 2020, Eddie M. Knox, age 56, from Fort Wayne, was involved in a conspiracy with his co-defendants to distribute significant amounts of controlled substances. During the conspiracy, Knox personally distributed approximately 393 grams of methamphetamine and 98 grams of fentanyl in five controlled buys with law enforcement. Knox also provided a firearm to a felon during one of the controlled buys. In addition, Knox maintained a residence where controlled substances were sold and stored during the conspiracy, and where additional narcotics and two firearms were recovered.



Knox was the final defendant to be sentenced in this case. The other 5 co-defendants who were previously sentenced included:



Fredrick Morgan II, 43 years old, of Fort Wayne, who received 360 months in prison,



Larry Lamb, 41 years of age, of Fort Wayne, who received 295 months in prison,



Frederick Morgan, 65 years old, of Fort Wayne, who received 90 months in prison,



James Russell, Jr., 56 year old, of Fort Wayne, who received 84 months in prison, and



Sarah Waltz, 41 years old, of Fort Wayne, who received 37 months in prison.



This case was the result of a joint investigation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Drug Enforcement Administration, with the assistance of multiple local law enforcement agencies, including the Indiana State Police, Allen County Sheriff's Department, Allen County Drug Task Force, Adams County Sheriff's Office, Huntington Police Department, Auburn Police Department, and the Fort Wayne Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Stacey R. Speith and Brent A. Ecenbarger.



21:846 CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, METHAMPHETAMINE, COCAINE BASE, AND N-PHENYL-N-[1-(2-PHENYLETHYL)-4-PIPERIDINYL] PROPANAMIDE, COMMONLY KNOWN AS FENTANYL, AND FORFEITURE

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Defendant sentenced to 300 months imprisonment; 5 years supervised release; and to pay $100.00 special assessment.