Law and Justice

Former Sacramento man pleads guilty to methamphetamine distribution, faces a possible life sentence

D.A. Gougherty

Mar 1, 2023 — 1 min read

Distributed meth and illegally sold a firearm

A man who formerly resided in Sacramento entered a guilty plea yesterday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento. Julio Adrian Jimenez-Sevilla, who currently resides in Oregon, pleaded guilty to distributing at least 50 grams of actual methamphetamine.

Evidence produced show that on October 26, 2016, and December 1, 2016, Sevilla distributed methamphetamine to a buyer. In the October deal, Sevilla sold a buyer approximately 226 grams of 85% pure methamphetamine, and in the December deal, Sevilla sold a buyer approximately 226 grams of 97% pure methamphetamine. On Jan. 23, 2017, Sevilla illegally sold a buyer an AR-15 rifle.

This case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the FBI’s Safe Streets Gang Task Force. Sevilla will be sentenced on July 11, 2023, by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez and faces a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine.

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