Oshkosh Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking While Serving a Sentence for a Prior Drug Trafficking Conviction

Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced today that on August 7, 2024, Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Sherman M. Threets (age: 39) to 15 years in federal prison after Threets was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine.

According to court records, Threets was previously convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin and was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison. In January 2022, Threets was released to a residential reentry center, commonly known as a halfway house, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He immediately began distributing controlled substances and recruiting partners for his newly formed drug trafficking organization. In April 2022, after several controlled buys of controlled substances, a search warrant was executed, during which law enforcement seized approximately 12 pounds of methamphetamine, over one pound of cocaine, and 100 grams of fentanyl which Threets had stored at a residence.

As noted during the sentencing hearing, while Threets was awaiting trial, he attempted to recruit an individual who would be willing to "take the charges" by lying to the district court about who possessed the substances seized during the investigation. In exchange for that individual lying to the court, Threets promised to provide that individual with 15 kilograms of methamphetamine. Threets met with an individual on three occasions to discuss the plan in detail, but unbeknownst to Threets, he was speaking to an undercover agent.

This case was investigated by the Lake Winnebago Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group - Drug Unit (LWAM), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Assistant United States Attorney Alex Duros prosecuted the case.