Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years

MIAMI – Luther Trovian Jones, 52, from Sebring, Florida, was sentenced yesterday by a South Florida federal district judge to 121 months for distribution of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Jones was the subject of a joint investigation between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office that uncovered Jones’s methamphetamine distribution scheme.  The investigation revealed that Jones, on multiple occasions, either sold, or was found in possession of distribution quantities of methamphetamine.

In total, Jones was responsible for 265.79 grams of methamphetamine that was 80 percent pure or higher, along with 29.8 grams of fentanyl.

Hayden P. O’Byrne, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Deanne L. Reuter of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Miami Field Division; and Paul Blackman, Highlands County Sheriff, made the announcement.

DEA Miami Field Division and Highlands County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Christopher Hudock is prosecuting it.

You may find a copy of this press release (and any updates) on the website of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida at www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl.

Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or at http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov, under case number 24-cr-14003.

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