Kingsport Man Sentenced To Over 17 Years For Trafficking Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On November 4, 2024, Shane Douglas Stallard, 44, of Kingsport, was sentenced to 205 months in prison by the Honorable Ronnie Greer, United States District Judge, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville. Following imprisonment, Stallard will be on supervised release for five years.

As part of the plea agreement filed with the court, Stallard agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) and conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, in violation of the 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1).

According to filed court documents, for at least four months, Stallard sold large quantities of methamphetamine and heroin/fentanyl in the Kingsport area. Stallard and his partner regularly made trips to North Carolina, where they purchased one kilogram of methamphetamine and six to seven ounces of heroin/fentanyl at a time. Stallard, a convicted felon, carried a firearm with him while he sold drugs and possessed numerous firearms which he kept at his home and at a storage unit. During the investigation Stallard twice sold a substance described as heroin to a confidential informant. Lab testing showed that on both occasions, the drug Stallard sold contained heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. On April 1, 2022, Stallard was arrested following a traffic stop. A loaded firearm was found in the front passenger floorboard of the vehicle where Stallard had been sitting. Another loaded firearm and approximately 80 grams of fentanyl were found in the back of the vehicle. The evidence showed that Stallard was on the way to a hotel to sell the fentanyl. A few days later, police executed a search warrant at the Kingsport residence where Stallard had been staying prior to his arrest. They also searched a storage unit that Stallard used. Police found seven firearms, ammunition, and approximately $27,000 cash at the residence. In the storage unit, they found six firearms and approximately 300 grams of methamphetamine.

U.S. Attorney Francis M. Hamilton III of the Eastern District of Tennessee made the announcement.

The criminal indictment was the result of an investigation by the Kingsport Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Assistant United States Attorney Emily M. Swecker represented the United States.

This case was brought as 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 communicates, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring results.

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