Evergreen Reporter

A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on June 21, 2024, against Phillip C. Mayfield, 35, of Quincy, Illinois, for the distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Sentencing for Mayfield has been scheduled for October 29, 2024, at the U.S. Courthouse in Springfield, Illinois.

Over three days of testimony in front of U.S. District Judge Colleen R. Lawless, the government presented evidence establishing that in February 2023, Mayfield sold over 50 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in a grocery store parking lot in Quincy. Additional evidence confirmed that in March 2023, Mayfield again sold over 50 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in an apartment parking lot in Quincy.

Mayfield is currently in the custody of the United States Marshals Service and has been since his arrest on June 20, 2023.

At sentencing, Mayfield faces statutory penalties ranging from not less than ten years up to life imprisonment; at least five years and up to life term of supervised release; up to a $10 million fine; and a $100 special assessment.

The case investigation was conducted by the Illinois State Police West Central Illinois Task Force with valuable assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration Springfield Resident Office. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sarah E. Seberger and Matthew Z. Weir represented the government at trial.