Lexington federal drug convict gets 18-year sentence

Prosecutors say a Lexington man has been sentenced to more than 18 years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy.

U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis sentenced 35-year-old Demetrius Tyare Glenn to 220 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by a five-year term of court-ordered supervision, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina announced Sept. 15. There is no parole in the federal system.

Evidence gathered during the investigation showed that, beginning in 2023, members of a drug-trafficking organization distributed large quantities of methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, crack cocaine and marijuana throughout the Columbia and Lexington County areas. Investigators identified Glenn as a key source of supply and determined he used four locations to store and distribute narcotics. The investigation further revealed that Glenn manufactured counterfeit pills using a pill press machine.

On Oct. 24, 2024, prosecutors say authorities executed search warrants at three of Glenn’s stash houses. Officers recovered about 1,423.69 grams of methamphetamine, 57.4 grams of fentanyl, 189.7 grams of cocaine, 150 grams of MDMA, 56 grams of marijuana, more than $14,000 in cash, money counters, two loaded firearms, ammunition, digital scales, packaging materials and other drug paraphernalia.

Glenn was also held responsible for an additional 9,000 grams of cocaine, 1,130 grams of methamphetamine and 170 grams of fentanyl attributed to him over the course of the investigation.

Glenn has prior convictions for first-degree assault and battery and possession of marijuana. Because of his prior convictions, he was prohibited by law from possessing firearms and ammunition.

This case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The task force is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Columbia Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ariyana Gore prosecuted the case.