Perry County Resident Sentenced On Methamphetamine Offense

On November 4, 2015, Herman E. Sims, Jr., 35, of Pinckneyville, was sentenced in United States District Court, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.

Sims, who had previously pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison, to be followed by 3 years’ supervised release, and fined $600. Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings established that Sims was involved with others in the manufacture of methamphetamine. Sims stole anhydrous ammonia and manufactured methamphetamine with others. At sentencing, the district judge found that Sims’s relevant conduct included 360 grams of methamphetamine. The offense occurred between 2012 and December 2014, in Perry, Jackson, and Randolph Franklin Counties. Co-defendant Jamie Trzinski was previously sentenced to 57 months in prison for her role in the methamphetamine conspiracy. Three other co-defendants have pled guilty and are awaiting sentencing.

The ongoing investigation is being conducted by the Perry County Sheriff’s Office, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Perry County Drug Task Force, Murphysboro Police Department, Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, and DuQuoin Police Department. The Pinckneyville Police Department and Illinois State Police Methamphetamine Response Team assisted in the investigation.

The case is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Amanda A. Robertson for prosecution.