A Tennessee man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to traffic fentanyl and methamphetamine in the Memphis area, federal authorities announced.
Courtney Davis, 28, a Memphis resident known by the aliases Geo and Geo Grape, was found guilty of working alongside co-defendant Brian Lackland and others to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. The investigation focused on a Memphis-based gang called Young Mob, also known as Young Mob Military, and its role in drug trafficking activities.
Starting in March 2024, federal agencies including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Memphis Multiagency Gang Unit began using court-authorized wiretaps. Through these wiretaps, Davis was overheard discussing the acquisition and distribution of "blues," fentanyl pills resembling blue 30mg oxycodone pills, with Lackland. Davis was held accountable for distributing approximately 90 grams of fentanyl and 1360 grams of methamphetamine.
Davis is one of 18 defendants charged in this ongoing investigation, becoming the first to be sentenced. In December 2024, Davis admitted guilt to charges of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute fentanyl.
The announcement was made by Matthew R. Galeotti, head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, and Acting U.S. Attorney Reagan Fondren for the Western District of Tennessee.
The case was investigated by ATF and the Memphis Multiagency Gang Unit. Trial Attorneys Brian P. Leaming and Amanda Kotula of the Criminal Division’s Violent Crime and Racketeering Section, along with Assistant U.S. Attorney P. Neal Oldham for the Western District of Tennessee, prosecuted the case.
This action is part of the Criminal Division’s Violent Crime Initiative in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Tennessee, as well as local, state, and federal law enforcement. The initiative seeks to combat violent crime by using federal laws to prosecute gang members and associates in Memphis.