Tucson Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possession of Methamphetamine

TUCSON, Ariz. – Jose Fernando McCormick, 52, of Tucson, was sentenced on June 27, 2025, by United States District Court Judge Scott H. Rash to 120 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. McCormick previously pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.

On October 3, 2024, McCormick drove to a gas station in Tucson with approximately 8 kilograms of methamphetamine in his truck. McCormick intended to deliver the drugs to someone at the gas station but fled when law enforcement officers tried to stop him. McCormick drove to a nearby neighborhood and jumped out of his moving truck causing it to crash into a nearby electricity pole. Soon after his flight, officers found McCormick hiding in a residential shed.

This case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

The Drug Enforcement Administration led the investigation in this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Culver, District of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution.

CASE NUMBER:         CR 24-07595-TUC-SHR (LCK)
RELEASE NUMBER:    2025-107_McCormick

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