ABERDEEN, Miss. (Queen City Newsfeed)— A federal jury has convicted a 39-year-old Louisville man for his role in a conspiracy to traffic tens of thousands of fentanyl pills, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
Harvey Savior was found guilty following a weeklong trial before U.S. District Judge Robert P. Chamberlin that featured 16 witnesses and nearly 30 trial exhibits, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi.
Evidence presented at trial showed that the FBI led an extensive wiretap investigation into a drug trafficking ring operating out of Winston County, Mississippi, and Phoenix, Arizona. Authorities seized large amounts of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and multiple firearms during the probe, which also linked several overdoses to the organization.
Savior and multiple co-defendants have prior serious drug or violent felony convictions, prosecutors said.
According to court records, 18 co-defendants have also been convicted or sentenced in connection with the operation:
Davonta Burrage: Convicted Oct. 16 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of meth and more than 400 grams of fentanyl.
Jessica Correa: Convicted Oct. 16 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of meth and more than 400 grams of fentanyl.
Adrian Daniel Dunn: Convicted Oct. 8 of conspiracy to possess methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Medford Eiland: Sentenced May 22 to 51 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl in excess of 40 grams.
James Floyd Green Jr.: Sentenced Sept. 17, 2024, to 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Jared Shemar Hannah: Sentenced Feb. 22, 2024, to 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possession of a machine gun with a conversion device and an extended-capacity magazine.
Cecil Hickman: Convicted Sept. 8 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of meth and more than 400 grams of fentanyl.
Tonnee Holmes: Sentenced Oct. 6 to 37 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Tilnorris Macon: Convicted Feb. 27 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of meth and more than 400 grams of fentanyl.
Quinton McWilliams: Convicted Oct. 16 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of meth and more than 400 grams of fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Marcus Metts: Convicted Feb. 27 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of meth and more than 400 grams of fentanyl.
Terrance Rush: Convicted Oct. 6 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of meth and more than 400 grams of fentanyl.
Austin Snow: Convicted Oct. 16 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of meth and more than 400 grams of fentanyl.
Darnell Stone: Convicted Oct. 6 of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Tyler Tanksley: Convicted Feb. 3 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of meth and more than 400 grams of fentanyl.
Marcovtz Channing Olando Triplett: Convicted Sept. 2 of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm.
Gary Wraggs: Convicted Sept. 29 of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and more than 400 grams of fentanyl.
Carnorris Yarborough: Convicted Aug. 4 of conspiracy to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl.
According to Scott Leary, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, the prosecution was part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative.
“Through interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement, together with state and local partners, toward identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by drug trafficking organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our communities,” Leary said.
Leary commended the FBI’s North Mississippi Safe Streets Task Force for leading the investigation, along with the U.S. Marshals Service, Winston County Sheriff’s Office, and Louisville Police Department. Assisting agencies included the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Starkville Police Department, Neshoba County Sheriff’s Department, and Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Julie Addison and Sam Stringfellow prosecuted the case.
