By Tiffany Williams –
At the United States District Court in Providence, Rhode Island on February 06, 2024, U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. sentenced John Walker, 61, of Providence, Rhode Island to 60 months in federal prison to be followed by five years of federal supervised release.
John Walker, on June 13, 2023, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
During an investigation led by the Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force, Walker was observed providing another individual with a sample of methamphetamine in March 2022. Later on that same day, this individual arranged to purchase meth from Walker/
When approached by a DEA Task Force officer, Walker admitted that he had meth on his person and that he had additional drugs stored at a drug den that he frequently visited.
Members of the DEA Task Force seized 59 grams of meth and $5,902 in cash from Walker’s person and 449 grams of methamphetamine and 64 grams of fentanyl stashed by Walker at the Providence drug den.