Kingsport man sentenced to 17 years for trafficking meth, fentanyl

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — A Kingsport man will serve more than 17 years in prison after trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl into the area from North Carolina.

According to a release from the United States Attorney's Office Eastern District of Tennessee, Shane Douglas Stallard, 44, will serve 205 months in prison and five years of supervised release.

In part of a plea agreement, Stallard pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) and conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, the release said.

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Court documents state Stallard, a convicted felon, sold large amounts of methamphetamine and heroin/fentanyl in the Kingsport area. Stallard and a partner reportedly made regular trips to North Carolina to purchase one kilogram of methamphetamine and six to seven ounces of heroin/fentanyl at a time.

During an investigation, Stallard sold a substance, marked as heroin, to an informant twice, the release said. Lab results confirmed the substance contained heroin, fentanyl and methamphetamine.

Stallard was arrested on April 1, 2022, after a traffic stop that netted two loaded firearms and approximately 80 grams of fentanyl. Evidence showed that Stallard was on the way to a hotel to sell the fentanyl, the release reported.

A search warrant was obtained for a Kingsport residence where Stallard had been staying, resulting in authorities finding firearms, ammunition and approximately $27,000 cash. Six firearms and around 300 grams of methamphetamine were also found in a storage unit that Stallard used.

The investigation was conducted by the Kingsport Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.