SAGINAW MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR POSSESSING OVER TEN POUNDS OF METHAMPHETAMINE

BAY CITY - Devante Thomas, 32, of Saginaw was sentenced today to 180 months in federal prison for his possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it, U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. announced.

Gorgon Jr. was joined in the announcement by James Deir, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF).

U.S. District Court Judge Thomas L. Ludington imposed sentence on Thomas following his guilty plea for possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

According to court documents, in January of 2025, the Michigan State Police stopped Thomas's car on I-75 in Birch Run and found over four kilograms of methamphetamine. The Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team and ATF special agents then executed a search warrant at Thomas's residence. Inside, they recovered 579 more grams of methamphetamine, 27 grams of fentanyl, 108 grams of cocaine, and four firearms.

This investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, in conjunction with the Michigan State Police Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney William Orr.