A Memphis man has been sentenced to 144 months in prison for drug and firearm offenses. Reagan Fondren, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentencing.
During the summer of 2023, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) agents learned that Adrian Seymour, 38, was distributing fentanyl in Memphis. On August 15, 2023, undercover ATF agents bought about 1,000 fentanyl pills from Seymour for $5,000. Later on September 19, they purchased two firearms and approximately one hundred fentanyl pills from him for $1,000.
Seymour was arrested by ATF special agents and charged in federal court on October 5, 2023. He faced a seven-count indictment from a federal grand jury on November 14 of the same year.
On August 13, 2024, Seymour pleaded guilty to charges including possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and carrying a firearm related to drug trafficking.
Senior United States District Court Judge John T. Fowlkes sentenced Seymour on March 19, 2025. The sentence includes a four-year supervised release period following incarceration. There is no parole in the federal system.
The case involved investigations by the Memphis Field Office of the ATF and Shelby County Multi-Agency Gang Unit with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Nashville laboratory.
Jason Stankiewicz from ATF's Nashville Field Division stated: “The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) is committed to protecting our communities from gun violence... The work done in this case exemplifies ATF’s mission to protect the public.”
Acting U.S. Attorney Fondren expressed gratitude towards Assistant United States Attorney Bryce H. Phillips who prosecuted this case along with law enforcement partners involved in its investigation.
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