Idaho Falls man sentenced for trafficking methamphetamine
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Idaho Falls man sentenced for trafficking methamphetamine
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Drug trafficker pleads guilty in federal court
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The following is a news release from U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho.
POCATELLO Kevin Ralph Nixon, 54, of Idaho Falls, entered a guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. today. Nixon was originally indicted by a federal grand jury on Aug. 27, 2019. Sentencing is set for Nov. 8, before Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye at the federal courthouse in Pocatello.
According to court records, Nixon was arrested after a vehicle, in which he was a passenger, was involved in a pursuit with Idaho State Police that ended in a collision in a commercial area near downtown Idaho Falls. The driver of the vehicle ran away. Nixon stayed at the vehicle and was contacted by police. Nixon was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and admitted he was involved in a drug trafficking transaction that was observed by law enforcement e