United States of America v. Georgia R. Phillips

Cape Girardeau criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Transporting Controlled Substances to Pemiscot County.

East St. Louis Woman Sentenced to Serve 10 Years in Prison for Transporting Controlled Substances to Pemiscot County

Georgia R. Phillips, 49, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was charged with transporting controlled substance.



Phillips was pulled over for a traffic violation on Interstate 55 in Pemiscot County. During the stop, officers discovered large quantities of controlled substances in her vehicle, including approximately four ounces of crack cocaine. After being placed under arrest, Phillips admitted she was traveling from East St. Louis to deliver the controlled substances to an individual in Hayti, Missouri. The pair met in prison while serving a previous sentence for a drug-trafficking crime. At her guilty plea hearing last year, Phillips admitted that she intended to distribute the controlled substances. After serving her sentence, Phillips will be placed on a three-year term of supervised release.



This case was investigated by the Pemiscot County Sheriff's Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant United States Attorney Jack Koester handled the prosecution for the Government.