JACKSON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SALE AND TRAFFICKING OF FENTANYL IN MADISON COUNTY

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced today that Tony Levon Hill, 40, of Jackson pled guilty to one count of sale and one count of trafficking of fentanyl in Madison County Circuit Court. He was sentenced to ten years without the possibility of parole or early release.

In August of 2023, narcotics officers from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Madison Police Department, and Ridgeland Police Department were working together as part of a joint fentanyl task force targeting individuals selling fentanyl in Madison County. Working with a confidential informant, they were able to make several purchases of fentanyl pills from Hill while he was at work at a local nursing home in Madison County. The sales all took place on the grounds of the nursing home while he was working. Then, on September 7, 2023, officers made a traffic stop in Ridgeland wherein Hill was the driver. He was found to be in possession of sixty fentanyl pills which is a trafficking amount of the drug.

District Attorney Bramlett stated, “I want to commend the cooperative efforts of the various law enforcement agencies who worked together to help stop the flood of fentanyl pills into Madison and Rankin counties. These officers intervened so that these drugs being sold by Mr. Hill would not ultimately end up in the hands of our citizens. This drug continues to be deadly, and people continue to seek it out knowing of its dangers. If you are caught selling fentanyl, or any drugs in Madison or Rankin Counties, know you will go to prison. If you have a loved one struggling with drug addiction, especially with fentanyl, please urge them to get help before it is too late.”

Defendant:

Name: TONY LEVON HILL

DOB: 02/20/1985

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