Meth Trafficker from Georgia Pleads Guilty

Tallahassee, Florida – Jimmy Randell Chason, 70, of Cairo, Georgia, pleaded guilty in federal court to three counts of distribution of methamphetamine and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. 

U.S. Attorney Heekin said: “Our HIDTA partnerships continue to deliver results in our ongoing whole-of-government efforts to combat drug trafficking operations, and this successful prosecution will pay dividends in our fight to stop the devastation that meth has wrought on our communities.”

Court documents reflect that the investigators with the North Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration developed information identifying the defendant as source of supply of substantial quantities of methamphetamine into the Tallahassee area. As part of an undercover operation, law enforcement purchased multi-ounce quantities of methamphetamine from the defendant. The defendant was apprehended while in-transit to deliver drugs, during which he was caught with one pound of methamphetamine. 

The defendant faces a minimum mandatory sentence of ten years imprisonment, up life imprisonment on all four counts of conviction.              

This case was investigated by the investigators with the North Florida HIDTA, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Florida Highway Patrol. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Eric K. Mountin.

Sentencing is scheduled for August 26, 2026, at the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee before Chief United States District Judge Allen C. Winsor.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General.  To access public court documents online, please visit the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website. For more information about the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Florida, visit https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl.