A Fairbanks man was sentenced in federal court to 9 years in prison in connection with drug possession and weapons charges, officials said.
Brian James Tepner, 48, of Fairbanks, was sentenced to 9 years for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
According to federal prosecutors, Alaska State Troopers found Tepner unconscious in the driverâs seat of a vehicle parked at a Sourdough Fuel station in Fairbanks in the early morning hours of March 22, 2019, with alcohol, hypodermic needles and a spoon with heroin residue.
Police executed a search warrant on the vehicle and found 191 grams of methamphetamine, three grams of heroin and a stolen .22 caliber pistol. Troopers also located paraphernalia consistent with the distribution of drugs including ledgers, two scales, and multiple plastic baggies and cell phones.
Fairbanks Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Possession of Stolen Firearm and Methamphetamine Trafficking
Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Brian James Tepner, 48, of Fairbanks, Alaska, has been sentenced to 108 months in federal prison followed by 8 years of supervised release on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and for being a felon in possession of a stolen firearm.
At 3:30 a.m. on March 22, 2019, Tepner was found slumped over in the driver’s seat of a vehicle parked at a Sourdough Fuel station in Fairbanks. In plain view, Alaska State Troopers saw an open container of alcohol, hypodermic needles, and a spoon with burnt heroin residue. Troopers obtained a search warrant for the vehicle and seized 191 grams of methamphetamine, three grams of heroin, and a stolen S&W .22 caliber pistol. Troopers also located drug dealing paraphernalia, including ledgers, two scales, and multiple plastic baggies and cell phones.