Morganton Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison on Drug Trafficking Charges
A Morganton man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine. His girlfriend and co-defendant pleaded guilty and is awaiting her sentencing. Jeffrey Scott Ohmer, 34, from Morganton, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine. He will serve 192 months in prison and will also serve five years under court supervision. His girlfriend and co-defendant, Destiny Nicole Miller, 36, pleaded guilty and is awaiting her sentencing. According to the United States Attorney's Office, Ohmer possessed over 15 pounds of methamphetamine and sold it to local distributors. On April 5th, 2022, they were spotted driving a stolen vehicle with a black backpack containing approximately 1.3 kilograms of methamphetamine. Miller also attempted to sell a fully automatic machine gun on Ohmer's behalf.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Morganton man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine.
The United States Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that 34-year-old Jeffrey Scott Ohmer will serve 192 months in prison. Ohmer’s girlfriend and co-defendant, 36-year-old Destiny Nicole Miller, pleaded guilty and is awaiting her sentencing.
Ohmer will also serve five years under court supervision following his prison sentence.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Ohmer possessed over 15 pounds of methamphetamine, which he sold to local distributors.
On April 5th, 2022, Ohmer and Miller were spotted driving a stolen vehicle. Deputies searched them and the vehicle and found methamphetamine in Miller’s waistband.
Later that year on October 27th, Ohmer was pulled over. In a search of the vehicle, police said they found a black backpack that contained approximately 1.3 kilograms of methamphetamine in Ziplock bags. Court records said the deputies also found a handgun with an extended magazine, 29 rounds of ammunition, two bags of marjuana and digital scales.
Officials said Miller also attempted to sell a fully automatic machine gun on Ohmer’s behalf. Upon learning that, an undercover officer and confidential informant met with Miller to buy a gun and drugs, according to court documents.
Miller sold a machine gun with a silencer, a pistol and ammunition to the undercover officer, officials said. Court records said she also sold approximately 7.8 grams of methamphetamine to the confidential informant.
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