Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine and Gun Possession

Jackson, Miss. – Chaddis Demond McAfee, 37, of Philadelphia, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves, to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Jere T. Miles, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans.  

On December 11, 2017, agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics went to McAfee’s home to serve an arrest warrant. Following the arrest of McAfee, agents recovered over 700 grams of methamphetamine, 185 grams of marijuana, hydrocodone and alprazolam, as well as a Taurus, Model 85, .38 special pistol.

“Our state’s battle against methamphetamine is being fueled in part by callous criminals like this, which is killing our citizens, tearing apart families, and destroying communities.  I am thankful for our prosecutor and law enforcement partners for taking this dealer in poison off our streets and safeguarding our communities,” said U.S. Attorney Hurst.

“Methamphetamine has devastated countless communities due to the dramatic health and public safety consequences that typically accompany its introduction into an area,” said Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations New Orleans Jere T. Miles. “Today’s guilty plea stems from an extensive HSI effort with its federal, state and local partners to dismantle a drug trafficking organization that decimated parts of Mississippi and Alabama with methamphetamine smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico. This operation is a testament to the seamless partnership between HSI, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and the Drug Enforcement Administration, and we are thankful for their assistance as well as the U.S. Attorneys’ to improve the lives of law-abiding residents throughout Mississippi and Alabama.”

McAfee was charged in a four count indictment that was filed on April 4, 2018.  He will be sentenced by Judge Reeves on July 31, 2019  and faces a maximum penalty of life in prison and up to a $10,000,000 fine.

The OCDETF program is a joint federal, state and local cooperative approach to combat drug trafficking and is the nation’s primary tool for disrupting and dismantling major drug trafficking organizations, targeting national and regional level drug trafficking organizations, and coordinating the necessary law enforcement entities and resources to disrupt or dismantle the targeted criminal organization and seize their assets. 

This OCDETF case is a result of a joint investigation by the Homeland Security Investigations, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics. Assisting agencies include the U.S. Marshals Service, Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, Philadelphia Police Department, Neshoba County Sheriff’s Department, Neshoba County District Attorney’s Office, Scott County Sheriff’s Office, Flowood Police Department, Rankin County Sheriff’s Department, Hinds County Sheriff’s Department, Carthage Police Department, Union Police Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Louisville Police Department, and the Mississippi Highway Patrol.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Erin Chalk is prosecuting the case.