El Reno Woman Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine Distribution

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that MICHELLE LEA DAVIS, age 38, of El Reno, Oklahoma, pled guilty to POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B).

The Indictment alleged that on or about April 30, 2016, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant did knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual), a Schedule II controlled substance.

The charges arose from an investigation by the McAlester Police Department, the Pittsburg County Sheriff’s Office, the District 18 Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The Honorable Kimberly E. West, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.  The defendant will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

The statutory range of punishment is not less than 5 years and not more than 40 years imprisonment up to a $5,000,000.00 fine or both.

Assistant United States Attorney Kristin Harrington represented the United States.