Vacaville Felon Charged with Manufacturing DMT and Illegal Firearm Possession | So Good News

SACRAMENTO, California. – Robert Charles Crist, 56, of Vacaville, was indicted today by a federal grand jury against U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert, who served as a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration, on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and manufacturing a controlled substance. Superintendent Bob P. Beris announced.

According to court documents, September 20 In 2022, Law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Crist’s home and found a lab used to manufacture the controlled drug N,N-Dimethyltryptamine, or “DMT.” Crist traveled to Hawaii and obtained DMT to manufacture DMT plant material, which he sent back to California to convert the plant material into a controlled substance with crystals. Officers also found Crist in possession of a handgun. Crist has five prior felonies and is prohibited from possessing a firearm.

This case is drug prevention, alcohol, It was the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Tobacco and Firearms. US Postal Inspection Service; and the Solano County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Sauvageau is prosecuting the case.

If convicted, Crist faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the firearms count and a maximum sentence of 20 years on the manufacturing of a controlled substance count. However, any judgment shall be in the discretion of the court. The decision will be made after considering the relevant statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables. The charges are just allegations. A defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce crime and gun violence and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. May 26 On 2021, The US Department of Justice launched a crime reduction strategy to strengthen PSN based on these principles: to promote trust and legitimacy in our communities; conditions that support community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place; Focused and strategic implementation priorities and measurement of results.