Juneau resident, Darrell W. Dawson was sentenced in Juneau to federal prison for drug conspiracy.

U.S. District Court Judge Timothy M. Burgess sentenced 44-year-old Juneau resident Darrell W. Dawson, to 170 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy. There is no parole in the federal system.

The sentencing stems from a case that was investigated jointly by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Postal Service and the Juneau Police Department.

In July 2012, Darrell W. Dawson and Gema G. Thomas conspired to transport methamphetamine from the lower 48 to Juneau, Alaska.

Thomas was the owner operator of Peer Amid Beads, Southeast Artworks, as well as a Gown and Tuxedo rental in downtown Juneau

Prosecutors in the case said that Dawson paid G. Thomas $15,000 for a previous shipment of six ounces of Methamphetamine. Thomas made arraingments with a Washington state source to have another six ounces of meth shipped via USPS express mail to a Mendenhall PO box which she then picked up and took to her home and left in her unlocked garage for Dawson to retrieve.

Dawson had an ongoing drug dealing relationship with Thomas, who fronted drugs to Dawson.

But, unbeknownst to the two, the package had been intercepted by the post office, tested, and an electronic device was inserted into the package before a controlled delivery was made. The device alerted authorities when the package was opened in the garage of Thomas and investigators swooped in. Most of the drugs were removed from the package and Dawson was contacted to pick up the drugs. When confronted in Thomas’s garage, Dawson attepted to flee but was apprehended.

On July 20th, 2012, Dawson was arraigned on Drug Conspiracy to Distribute and Possession with Intent to Distribute charges in Juneau.

In September, Dawson pled guilty to a charge of Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine.

Thomas is scheduled to be sentence on March 8, 2013, for her role in the drug conspiracy.

Prior to imposing sentence, Judge Burgess stated the serious of the offense, deterrence of the defendant and others, the protection of the public, and rehabilitation of the defendant related to his criminal history as reasons that supported the imposition of the above sentence.

Dawson has a serious previous criminal history that includes Sexual Abuse of a Minor.