Two Minnesota Men Sentenced for Meth Trafficking Conspiracy
Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Worthington, Minnesota, man and an Albert Lea, Minnesota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a 500 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lawrence L. Piersol.
Quentin L. Guyton, age 33, was sentenced on January 5, 2021, to 120 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
Ojulu Omot, a/k/a “Al,” age 27, was sentenced on July 16, 2021, to 132 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
Guyton and Omot were indicted by a federal grand jury on February 4, 2020. Guyton pled guilty on October 13, 2020, and Omot pled guilty on April 29, 2021.
The conviction stemmed from incidents beginning on an unknown date until on or about February 4, 2020, in the District of South Dakota, when Guyton and Omot knowingly and intentionally combined, conspired, confederated, and agreed together with each other, and others known and unknown, to intentionally distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine. Methamphetamine is a Schedule II controlled substance.
Guyton and Omot joined in an agreement or understanding to distribute methamphetamine. They knew the purpose of the agreement or understanding and they could foresee that the quantity of mixture or substance containing methamphetamine exceeded 500 grams.
During the course of the conspiracy, Guyton supplied Omot for the purpose of reselling it in South Dakota and elsewhere.
This case was investigated by the Sioux Falls Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Buffalo Ridge Drug Task Force in southwestern Minnesota. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer D. Mammenga prosecuted the case.
Guyton and Omot were immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service following their respective sentencings.
