Chris Meister, 41, Joplin, doesn't fit the typical description of a man facing a lengthy sentence on federal meth trafficking charges, according to a sentencing memorandum filed today in U. S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
The defendant's entry into the seedy world of drug distribution is as perplexing as his criminal history is for a man of his years. Often in the case of drug trafficking, we would normally see an escalation of similar drug-related criminal conduct.
Assistant U. S. Attorney Abram McGull II noted Meister's record consisted of non-violent offenses and traffic infractions.
"The only thought the Government could surmise is that the defendant became very stealthy in his nefarious drug trafficking activities or the proliferation of illegal narcotics into Missouri has become so pervasive even a neophyte can become a drug dealer."
McGull said neither scenario boded well for law enforcement in its battle against meth trafficking.
In the memorandum, the government recommended a 15-year sentence for Meister, who is scheduled to be sentenced October 16 in Springfield.
Meister pleaded guilty February 28. His crime is described in court records:
Defendant accepted the package and returned to the residence, at which time officers executed a previously obtained search warrant.
Defendant was found in the master bedroom with the package and a loaded, .45-caliber firearm within reach.
A search of the package Defendant accepted yielded approximately 10 pounds of suspected methamphetamine.
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