A Memphis man has been sentenced to over nine years in prison for possessing more than 200 grams of fentanyl and multiple firearms found during a search of his home. Reagan Fondren, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence.
Court documents reveal that in May 2023, agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Memphis and detectives from the Bartlett Police Department started investigating large-scale fentanyl distribution in Memphis. They identified Myshun Jefferson, 21, as a distributor operating from two locations. Controlled purchases were arranged at each property.
Based on these purchases, search warrants were executed. Jefferson was found at a residence on Baywood Avenue with over 200 grams of fentanyl and four firearms.
Among the firearms was a Glock pistol found near Jefferson, modified with an unregistered device to function as a machine gun. Two other firearms were also unlawfully altered: another Glock pistol with an automatic switch and a JTS 12-gauge illegal short-barrel shotgun.
Jefferson was indicted in September 2023 for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm related to drug trafficking. He pleaded guilty on September 4, 2024.
On November 19, 2024, U.S. District Court Judge Mark S. Norris sentenced Jefferson to 117 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Federal sentences do not include parole.
“HSI, alongside our law enforcement partners across Tennessee, will continue to pursue those who pose a significant threat to public safety through the illegal possession of firearms and contribute to the opioid crisis,” said HSI Deputy Special Agent in Charge Colin Jackson. “Today’s sentence reflects the serious nature and consequences of engaging in the illegal possession and distribution of fentanyl, a drug that continues to claim lives and devastate communities.”
The investigation was conducted by HSI Memphis and the Bartlett Police Department, with assistance from United States Customs and Border Patrol Laboratories in Savannah, Georgia.
Acting U.S. Attorney Reagan Fondren thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Bryce H. Phillips for prosecuting the case and acknowledged law enforcement partners involved.