Missouri Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Distributing Methamphetamine

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Chillicothe, Missouri man, Scott Young, 37, was sentenced on April 25, 2024, by U.S. District Judge Colleen R. Lawless to 60 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine.

Young was indicted in December 2019 and pleaded guilty in September 2023.

At sentencing, the Court found that Young had distributed methamphetamine on two occasions in Adams County, Illinois in 2019. The Court further noted the terrible effects methamphetamine use has had on communities in the Central District of Illinois.

The statutory penalties for distributing methamphetamine are up to 40 years imprisonment, up to a $5,000,000 fine, and up to a life term of supervised release.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Illinois State Police, and Quincy Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Z. Weir represented the government in the prosecution.

The case against Young is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.