Keith Hammie, 55, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on December 5, 2023 in Charlotte, NC after pleading guilty to trafficking drugs.
Keith sold increasing amounts of methamphetamine to an undercover detective on four occasions from November 2021 through February 2022 in Charlotte.
Keith generally drove directly from his residence to the agreed upon locations, where the controlled drug purchases took place, and then returned directly to his residence afterward.
On February 10, 2022, investigators executed a search warrant at Keith’s residence. Investigators seized from the residence nearly two kilograms of highly pure methamphetamine, a drug ledger, and four firearms, including three loaded pistols and an assault-style shotgun.
Inside Keith’s vehicle, investigators found a key to a local storage unit. After obtaining a search warrant for the storage unit, investigators found additional trafficking amounts of cocaine and marijuana inside the storage unit.
Keith committed the armed drug trafficking in this case after serving nearly 20 years in federal prison on a federal armed bank robbery conviction.
Keith used his residence where small children lived as a base for conducting his drug trafficking activities. Keith pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine.
The judge sentenced him to 18 years in prison.
