Drug court participant sentenced to 10 years over Crystal Springs grow
Copiah County deputies found indoor and outdoor marijuana grows at Michael Whittington's home on Thornton Lane in Crystal Springs on July 23, 2026. The Drug Court participant was jailed, charged with manufacturing marijuana, and sentenced on July 27 to 10 years in state custody for the violations.
🇺🇸 1032 Thornton Lane, Crystal Springs, Copiah County · Mississippi, United States
Michael Whittington was a participant in the Copiah County Drug Court Program
when he was arrested.[1]He was arrested and charged with manufacturing
marijuana and booked into the Copiah County Jail.[1]After appearing in court
on July 27 for drug court violations, Whittington was sentenced to 10 years in
the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.[1]
The Copiah County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant on
July 23 at a residence on Thornton Lane in Crystal Springs.[1]A second
account identifies the address as 1032 Thornton Lane in Crystal Springs.[2]At
the home, officers found a marijuana indoor grow and an outdoor grow, described
as large and kept in containers ranging from plant pots to buckets.[3]
Officials said all drug evidence was sent to the Mississippi State Crime
Laboratory for analysis.[1]Once laboratory results return, the manufacturing
case is to be presented to the Copiah County grand jury.[2]
Photos and video
Large buckets of home-grown marijuana found at Michael Whittington's residence in Crystal Springs. Photo from the Copiah County Sheriff's Office.Photo details
Original
860 × 484 px · PNG · 836 KB
SHA-256
a6003b97ed5da86e…
Retrieved
6 Nov 2026
Shown
the publisher's file, through an image proxy
Source: SuperTalk MississippiSeized marijuana grow shown in a photo courtesy of the Copiah County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.Photo details
A federal court sentenced Christopher L. Daniels, 47, of Tallahassee, Florida, to 25 years in prison after a jury convicted him of possessing controlled substances with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm as a felon. A January 2026 search of his home seized a pound (about 0.45 kg) of marijuana alongside methamphetamine, cocaine, crack cocaine, synthetic cathinones and four pistols.
Nigel White was sentenced in Brown County court to 18 years in prison plus 10 years of extended supervision for his role in the August 2024 marijuana deal on Berner Street where Brandon Ramirez was shot dead. White, one of five people charged, had pleaded no contest to felony murder; prosecutors said he drove a getaway vehicle.
Charged 5Sentenced 1Prison 18 years initial confinement and 10 years extended supervisionDeaths 1
A federal judge sentenced Christopher S. Robinson, 31, of Springfield to 15 years in prison for possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl for distribution, a case that began with a May 2024 raid in Jacksonville. Police reported finding 1.8 pounds of cannabis there and charged him with felony cannabis possession with intent to deliver.
Six traffickers were sentenced on 4 November 2026 in the Northern District of West Virginia to a combined 37 years in federal prison for fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking. Officers seized about 68.15 kilograms of marijuana in two of the cases, including 150 pounds at a Keyser duplex, alongside fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine.
