Bowling Green man sentenced to over 20 years in drug distribution plan
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is facing 20 years and 10 months in prison and is fined $100,000 after authorities say he was a leader of a drug distribution plan.
Tyrecus J. Crowe, 31, was sentenced yesterday for conspiring with multiple people to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a methamphetamine mixture, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky.
Authorities say Crowe conspired and agreed on the plan with Andre Graham, Raymond Derouse, Brandon Cherry, Nathan Jackson and others.
In addition, authorities say Crowe was one of the leaders of this conspiracy and was responsible for ordering and arranging the transportation of approximately 34.32 kilograms of methamphetamine.
On July 2, authorities seized around 17 kilograms of methamphetamine in Texas. Authorities also seized around 17 kilograms of methamphetamine in Simpson County on Aug. 30. Both of these shipments were on their way to Bowling Green, according to authorities.
Authorities also say Crowe made ” a considerable amount of money from the conspiracy and purchased a trucking business, a tow truck business and a home with a cash down payment of approximately $130,000.”
Crowe made several jail phone calls, one of which included a recording of Crowe admitting to making and spending over $1,000,000 in Las Vegas and that he never knew “cleaning money” would be so difficult, according to authorities.
Crowe is the final defendant in the incident to be sentenced.
The follow defendants have already received sentences: Graham was sentenced to 12 years in prison, George Sanchez was sentenced to 17 years, Jeremy Quezada was sentenced to 10 years, Derouse was sentenced to 12 months and one day, Jackson was sentenced to 7.25 years, Cherry was sentenced to eight years and Michael Padilla was sentenced to seven years.
Crowe is in the Warren County Detention Center with no bond.
The FBI Louisville Field Office’s Bowling Green Resident Agency, the Bowling Green/Warren County Drug Task Force and the Kentucky State Police DESI/West investigated the case.
