The leader of Macon\u2019s \u201cGet Dat Money\u201d methamphetamine drug trafficking organization was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison as the result of a lengthy investigation into the network\u2019s illegal activities throughout Middle Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to court documents, on Tuesday, May 4, 41-year-old Kelvin D. Carswell, aka \u201cK-9,\u201d \u201cNine,\u201d \u201cKinineso Harlem Carswell,\u201d \u201c9ne Oharlem,\u201d \u201cKninepunkin KinGcarswell,\u201d was sentenced to serve 240 months in federal prison to be followed by three years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to one count conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine on December 15, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the stipulation of fact entered into court, in 2017, the Macon office of the FBI and the Bibb County Sheriff\u2019s Office initiated an investigation into the Carswell drug trafficking organization known as \u201cGet Dat Money\u201d or \u201cGDM.\u201d On May 30, 2012, Carswell had been incarcerated by the Georgia Department of Corrections, serving a sentence for attempted carjacking with a maximum release date of October 12, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In June 2017, the FBI received information that Carswell was orchestrating the sale of drugs while incarcerated at the Washington State Prison in Sandersville, Georgia. A search of Carswell\u2019s prison cell uncovered a quantity of drugs and a cellular phone with multiple SD cards, according to court records. Investigators say they discovered Carswell was texting his co-conspirators explicit instructions via his contraband cell phone to facilitate the distribution of methamphetamine, heroin and crack cocaine from prison. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to court documents, the drugs, once obtained, were sold from a residence Carswell and his co-conspirators referred to as \u201c<\/strong>The Mansion\u201d located on Fulton Street in Macon. Carswell\u2019s co-conspirators would sell drugs out of \u201cThe Mansion\u201d at his direction. Drugs were also sold by distributors working at the behest of Carswell at multiple motels located in Macon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the FBI, throughout the course of the conspiracy, Carswell\u2019s co-conspirators obtained more than 10,000 grams of methamphetamine for distribution at his direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The following individuals involved with the drug trafficking organization were also sentenced to prison on Tuesday, May 4:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 40-year-old Terrico Wade, of Macon, was sentenced to serve 71 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine on December 15, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 27-year-old Quateshia Carswell, of Macon, was sentenced to serve 48 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine on December 1, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 50-year-old Trent Burton, of Macon, was sentenced to serve 48 months in prison to be followed by one year of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to use of communication facility on December 16, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 38-year-old Jahmi Booker, of Macon, was sentenced to serve 10 months in prison to be followed by one year of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to use of communication facility on December 15, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 35-year-old Jacobi Jones, Sr., of Macon, was sentenced to serve seven months in prison to be followed by one year of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to misprision of felony on December 21, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The following individuals were sentenced to prison on Monday, May 3:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 37-year-old Chad Cummings, of Macon, was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 27-year-old Trayvion Burney, of Macon, was sentenced to serve 33 months in prison to be followed by one year of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony on January 27, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 32-year-old Henry Flowers, of Macon, was sentenced to time served to be followed by one year of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to use of a communication facility on January 11, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The following defendants are awaiting sentencing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 36-year-old Tabitha Whitehead, of Macon, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine on December 21, 2020, and faces a maximum of twenty years imprisonment to be followed by at least three years of supervised release and a maximum fine of $1,000,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 49-year-old Davan Randolph, of Macon, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine on December 15, 2020, and faces a maximum twenty years imprisonment to be followed by at least three years of supervised release and a maximum fine of $1,000,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 38-year-old Kelly Jones, of Macon, pleaded guilty to use of communication facility on December 15, 2020, and faces a maximum of four years in prison to be followed by one year of supervised release and a maximum fine of $250,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 31-year-old Kewaunis King, of Macon, pleaded guilty to use of communication facility on December 15, 2020, and faces a maximum of four years imprisonment to be followed by one year of supervised release and a maximum fine of $250,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n U.S. District Judge Tilman E. \u201cTripp\u201d Self, III handed down the sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is no parole in the federal system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMany lives have been undoubtedly damaged, even destroyed, due to the actions of Kelvin Carswell and the members of the \u2018Get Dat Money\u2019 drug trafficking organization. Carswell brazenly orchestrated a prolific meth trafficking organization from behind prison bars, and he has now received the maximum penalty provided by law. He, along with his co-conspirators, are being held accountable for their destructive choices,\u201d said Acting U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary. \u201cThe FBI and Bibb County Sheriff\u2019s Office did an outstanding job investigating and ultimately shutting down this stream of methamphetamine into Middle Georgia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The FBI and Bibb County<\/a> Sheriff\u2019s Office investigated the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n