A Trenton woman has been sentenced in federal court for participating in a methamphetamine conspiracy in Grundy County.
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A Trenton woman has been sentenced in federal court for participating in a methamphetamine conspiracy in Grundy County.
Patricia Jean Chipps, 36, Trenton, Mo., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ortrie D. Smith on Thursday morning to two years and six months in federal prison without parole.
U.S. Attorney for the Western District Todd P. Graves said the sentencing is the result of work completed by the NITRO Task Force.
Ms. Chipps pleaded guilty on June 28 to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine between Oct. 1, 2002, and Sept. 18, 2003, in Grundy County.
She is the fourth co-defendant to be sentenced in this case.
Stacy Todd Davis, 34, of Trenton, was sentenced on Aug. 31 to three years and one month in federal prison without parole for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine in Grundy County. Davis pleaded guilty on Aug. 11 to his role in the conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine between Oct. 1, 2002, and Sept. 18, 2003.
Gary Michael Swofford, 31, Trenton, was sentenced on Aug. 25 to five years in federal prison without parole. Swofford pleaded guilty on April 13 to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine between Oct. 1, 2002, and Sept. 18, 2003, in Grundy County.
Laurie E. Baker, 21, Trenton, was sentenced on Aug. 4 to two years in federal prison without parole. Ms. Baker pleaded guilty on March 12 to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. By pleading guilty, she admitted that the conspiracy took place between Oct. 1, 2002, and Sept. 18, 2003, in Grundy County.
Each of the co-defendants was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on Sept. 17, 2003, in Kansas City.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Bruce Rhoades. It was investigated by the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Trenton Police Department, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, the Daviess County Sheriff’s Department and the NITRO Task Force. NITRO is the Northwest Missouri Interagency Team Response Operation, a joint law enforcement effort by the United States Attorney’s Office and federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in the 16-county region.