Repeat Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over 5 Years

MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Tyreese Taylor, 43, Machesney Park, Illinois, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 54 months in federal prison for distributing cocaine. Taylor pleaded guilty to this charge on October 1, 2025. Taylor was also sentenced to an additional 12 months and one day in federal prison for violating the terms of his federal supervised release.

In 2019, Taylor was released from prison following a federal drug trafficking conviction and began his first term of supervised release. In 2021, he was sent back to prison for violating the terms of his supervised release by selling drugs. In 2024, Taylor was again released from prison and began his second term of supervised release. On April 24, 2025, police searched a residence frequented by Taylor and found several ounces of cocaine, a digital scale, assorted other drugs, and drug packaging. Police also found Taylor’s car keys and more than $4,000 in U.S. currency containing prerecorded police money from prior drug transactions. Taylor was arrested the same day during a traffic stop in Beloit.

At sentencing, Judge Conley found that Taylor was attracted to the lifestyle of dealing drugs despite having legitimate job opportunities. Judge Conley also found that Taylor seemed likely to reoffend given his prior history.

The charge against Taylor was the result of an investigation conducted by the Beloit Police Department and Rock County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Ayala prosecuted this case.

Federal criminal cases involving narcotics are part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the U.S. 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. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces and Project Safe Neighborhood.