WCDA Sentencing Result in Drug Trafficking Case
Defendant Convicted of Attempting to Traffic Large Quantities of Narcotics Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Term
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The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office has announced that Vincent Floyd Latham, age 51 from Reno, has been sentenced to prison in connection with an arrest for drug trafficking. Latham was arrested in November by detectives with the Regional Narcotics Unit (RNU) who had conducted an extensive investigation revealing information that the defendant was selling large quantities of narcotics. During their investigation, RNU detectives stopped Latham as he was traveling in East Reno and located over 16 pounds of Methamphetamine, as well as fentanyl and cocaine in his vehicle. Latham was arrested, prosecuted and ultimately pled guilty to Attempting to Traffic more than 400 grams of a Schedule I Controlled Substance.
He was sentenced this Monday by District Court Judge Scott Freeman to the maximum term of incarceration as requested by Deputy District Attorney Michael Vieta-Kabell. Latham received 20 years in prison, with parole eligibility set to begin after 8 years has been served.