St. Louis County Man Sentenced for Possessing Fentanyl and a Firearm

St. Louis –Jeremy L. Dickerson, 25, of St. Louis County, was sentenced to 72 months in prison for possessing fentanyl and a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime.  Dickerson appeared today in front of United States District Judge John A. Ross. 

According to court documents, Dickerson was involved in two separate instances where he possessed illegal drugs and firearms.  On March 17, 2017, officers of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department observed Dickerson violate a stop sign.  As the officers attempted to pull Dickerson’s vehicle over, he accelerated in an attempt to flee the officers, losing control of the vehicle and stroking cement barriers.  He was taken into custody and had $1,086 in U.S. currency on his person.  A 9mm semi-automatic pistol and plastic baggies with 124 clear capsules containing heroin were found in his vehicle.

On March 13, 2018, officers of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department identified a vehicle being driven by Dickerson that had been used to conduct illegal drug activity.  Officers attempted to pull over the vehicle, but Dickerson drove in a reckless manner and collided with another vehicle which then went airborne into a third vehicle.  Dickerson was arrested and had $1,968 in U.S. currency on his person.  Search of the vehicle revealed a .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol and 173 clear capsules containing fentanyl.

These charges are a result of an investigation by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.  Assistant United States Steven Muchnick handled the case.