Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Florence Man Gets 13 Years for Cocaine

Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney W. WALTER WILKINS stated that Terrance Oneil Thomas, age 36, of Florence, was sentenced by United States District Judge R. Bryan Harwell to 13 years imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

On May 23, 2007, a Florence County Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in which Thomas was a passenger. After receiving consent to search the vehicle and passengers, officers found 63 grams of powder cocaine in Thomas’ pants.

The case was investigated by the Florence County Sheriff’s Office and the DEA, and Assistant United States Attorney Rose Mary Parham of the Florence office handled prosecution of the case.

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