Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General | https://www.justice.gov/
Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General | https://www.justice.gov/
On November 4, 2024, Shane Douglas Stallard, a 44-year-old resident of Kingsport, was sentenced to over 17 years in prison. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Ronnie Greer at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in Greeneville. After serving his prison term, Stallard will be on supervised release for five years.
Stallard had agreed to plead guilty to charges related to drug trafficking as part of a plea agreement filed with the court. He admitted to conspiracy to distribute significant quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl, specifically more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and over 400 grams of fentanyl.
Court documents revealed that Stallard engaged in drug sales in the Kingsport area over a period of at least four months. He regularly traveled with an associate to North Carolina to procure large amounts of drugs. Despite being a convicted felon, Stallard carried firearms while selling drugs and kept several weapons at his home and storage unit.
During the investigation, law enforcement found that Stallard twice sold substances believed to be heroin to a confidential informant. Lab tests confirmed these substances contained heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. On April 1, 2022, authorities arrested Stallard following a traffic stop where they discovered loaded firearms and approximately 80 grams of fentanyl in his vehicle.
Subsequent searches conducted by police at Stallard's residence and storage unit uncovered multiple firearms, ammunition, cash totaling about $27,000, and approximately 300 grams of methamphetamine.
The case was announced by U.S. Attorney Francis M. Hamilton III from the Eastern District of Tennessee. It resulted from an investigation led by the Kingsport Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Assistant United States Attorney Emily M. Swecker represented the prosecution in this case which was part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). This initiative aims to reduce violent crime through collaboration between law enforcement agencies and communities.
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