United States of America v. Rick Derrell McIntyre

Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to sell and possess with intent to sell 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and selling of 50 grams or more of meth.

The Fayetteville Police Department (FPD), the FBI, and other law enforcement agencies identified Inmate Rick Derrell McIntyre as the head of a large-scale drug trafficking organization. The investigation established that Inmate McIntyre acted as one of the most high-volume drug dealers in the Fayetteville area dating back to as early as 2012, and he coordinated with multiple co-conspirators to purchase pounds and pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and MDMA to sell in Fayetteville communities. In the Eastern District of North Carolina, Inmate McIntyre was previously convicted of conspiracy to sell cocaine in 1998.

"For years, McIntyre distributed poison into his own community. Today's federal prison sentence demonstrates the power of partnerships between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to shut down his drug dealing business for good," said Reid Davis, the FBI Special Agent in Charge in North Carolina.

"For years, McIntyre led a complex drug trafficking organization that dispersed dangerous unlawful controlled substances into our community. The Fayetteville Police Department is committed to utilizing our federal and state partnerships to dismantle such organizations and to hold accountable those that seek to profit from addiction and despair. The message should be loud and clear that if you traffic drugs in our community, we will identify you, arrest you, and hold you accountable." said Fayetteville Police Department.

In 2023 and 2024, investigators conducted a series of controlled purchases of highly pure methamphetamine from Inmate McIntyre and others in Fayetteville who dealt his drugs. Investigators learned during these controlled purchases that Inmate McIntyre stored drugs at his business, Fort Bragg Collision Center in Spring Lake. The controlled purchases from Inmate McIntyre and his drug dealers led to the seizure of over 3700 grams of methamphetamine bought from Atlanta, Arizona, and other out of state locations. In total, the investigation established that between 2012 and June of 2023, Inmate McIntyre was responsible for distributing over 350 pounds of methamphetamine, over 46 pounds of heroin, over 7 pounds of fentanyl, over 8 pounds of cocaine, and 4 pounds of MDMA. Investigators established that Inmate McIntyre was receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of methamphetamine at a time from his out of state sources, at least one of whom was a drug trafficker operating out of Mexico.

Ellis Boyle, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III. The FBI and the FPD led the investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Caroline Webb prosecuted the case.

The Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to 420 months as to Counts 1 and 9 to run concurrently for a total of 420 months imprisonment with recommendations made - 5 years supervised release as to Counts 1 and 9 to run concurrently for a total of 5 years supervised release with special conditions imposed - No Fine - $200 special assessment - Order of forfeiture