A Fort Worth man, Jimmie Jalen Humphries, 28, has been indicted for federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today.
Humphries was named in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in November 2023, charging him with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. He made his initial appearance on January 17, 2024, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kimberly C. Priest Johnson. Humphries is scheduled for a detention hearing before Judge Johnson on January 22.
According to the indictment and information presented in court, in April 2023, Humphries allegedly mailed approximately 5,000 fentanyl pills from Frisco, Texas, to the Washington, DC area. Investigators from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration later identified Humphries as the source of the fentanyl. At the time of the alleged offense, Humphries was on supervised release for federal firearms violations out of Michigan. During his arrest, a search warrant was executed on Humphries’ residence, resulting in the seizure of fentanyl pills, large sums of U.S. currency, ammunition, and extended high-capacity pistol magazines.
If convicted, Humphries faces a potential sentence of 10 years to life in federal prison.
The case is being investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lesley Brooks.
It's important to note that a grand jury indictment is not evidence of guilt, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
