Montana man Walter White gets 12 years in jail for selling meth

(Insert Breaking Bad joke here…)

Walter Jack White of Lockwood, Mont., was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison on Monday by Senior U.S. District Judge Don Molloy for meth possession and a firearms conviction.

White, 53, was one of several defendants who allegedly brought methamphetamine to Billings and to the Bakken oil fields for sale and distribution.

According to the judge, White was responsible for an “extraordinary” amount of meth, about 32 pounds.

White apparently became addicted to the drug and was shot in his driveway by his own son during an argument about a drug debt.

“He ended up getting shot by his son,” Molloy said. “Thirty two-and-a-half pounds of methamphetamine coupled with guns and violence is about as serious as you can get.”

As part of a plea agreement, White pleaded guilty to possession of meth for distribution and to possessing two firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.

Another convicted meth dealer, Tomas Alvarado, got 30 years in prison for his role in the drug trafficking ring.

When police arrested White in March, they took about four ounces of meth, two handguns and more than $15,000.

[The Billings Gazette]