Jeffrey Hughley, 39, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was found guilty of distributing meth in southwest Missouri and was sentenced to ten years in federal prison without the possibility of release by a U.S. District judge.
On November 6, 2023, Hughley entered a guilty plea to one count of possessing a handgun to advance a narcotics trafficking felony and one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. In this federal meth conspiracy indictment, he is the second person to be sentenced; twenty more have been indicted.
Hughley was taken into custody by the authorities on April 28, 2022, while he was bringing meth to Aurora, Missouri resident Brian E. Hall, 46.
During the search of Hughley’s black Toyota Camry, authorities discovered a loaded Taurus 9mm semi-automatic weapon on the floor of the front passenger seat and ten trash bags containing 22 pounds of pure methamphetamine in the trunk.
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A Taurus 9mm semi-automatic weapon, $57,000 in cash, drug accessories used to package and distribute meth, and seven pounds of meth were found by officers during a search of Hall’s home.
Hughley delivered Hall substantial amounts of meth at his house at least four times, according to a co-conspirator, in exchange for money that Hughley would take to someone in Oklahoma, the conspirator told police.
Additionally, they said that Hughley planned to pick up $57,000 from Hall the day he was taken into custody.
Subsequently, Hughley acknowledged that from November 1, 2020, until his arrest on April 28, 2022, he had been a courier for the delivery of meth in Barry, Lawrence, Stone, Greene, Jasper, Newton, Christian, and Polk counties.
In addition, Hughley delivered methamphetamine on numerous occasions, earning thousands of dollars in the process. In addition, he paid $5,740 for a drone that he sent to a drug trafficker boss, and they had spoken about using it to smuggle drugs into jail.
On March 22, 2023, Hall entered a guilty plea in federal court. He is still awaiting sentencing.
According to court filings, Hughley brought in enough methamphetamine from his four visits into Barry County to give each member of the community four doses of the drug.
