Terrick Robinson

U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh sentenced 35-year-old Terrick Robinson of Cartersville Thursday to life incarceration plus ten years for drug distribution resulting in death and many other charges.

After a nine-day trial in January, a federal jury found Robinson guilty of:

  • Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Substances
  • Distribution of Methamphetamine
  • Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine – Aiding and Abetting
  • Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine Hydrochloride – Aiding and Abetting
  • Possession with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl – Aiding and Abetting
  • Use of a Firearm During and concerning a Drug Trafficking Crime – Aiding and Abetting
  • Use and Carry a Firearm During and concerning a Drug Trafficking Crime
  • Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury or Death

During the trial, the jury heard testimony that Robinson trafficked and distributed more than 4.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, as well as cocaine hydrochloride and fentanyl, in Marion County and elsewhere from May 2018 to September 2018. He would travel from Georgia to West Virginia, trafficking the drugs from different motel and hotel rooms and other locations. Robinson and his conspirators carried at least three firearms during drug trafficking crimes.

At one of the motels in Lewis County on August 9, 2019, Robinson distributed fentanyl to Courtney Dubois of Fairmont, West Virginia. According to a forensic pathologist, that drug was an independently sufficient cause of Courtney Dubois’ death. The jury heard testimony and saw evidence that Robinson took the victim’s body to Georgia, dismembered it, and disposed of it at a Bartow County Landfill.

Kleeh sentenced Robinson to life incarceration for each of the following counts: Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Substances, Distribution of Methamphetamine, Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine – Aiding and Abetting, and Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury or Death.

Kleeh sentenced him to 480 months for Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine Hydrochloride – Aiding and Abetting and 240 months for Possession with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl – Aiding and Abetting. Kleeh sentenced him to 60 months for the use of a Firearm During and concerning a Drug Trafficking Crime – Aiding and Abetting, and 60 months for use and possessing a Firearm During and concerning a Drug Trafficking Crime. The life sentences will run concurrently, along with the penalties for 480 months and 240 months. Each of the 60-month sentences will run consecutive to one another to total another ten years of incarceration.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon S. Flower prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Greater Harrison Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Three Rivers Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force; the West Virginia State Police; The Bartow County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Office; the FBI in Rome, Georgia; and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation investigated.

Judge Kleeh postponed the trial of 27-year-old Seddrick Damond Banks of Cartersville from September to December. Banks has pleaded not guilty to a charge of accessory after the fact to the distribution of fentanyl, plus other drug and gun charges connected to Robinson’s crimes.

33-year-old William Gregory Chappell of Cartersville pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy count and a gun count. 38-year-old Joel Macario Jimenez pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy count. Both await sentencing.