JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Six men pled guilty to narcotics distribution offenses after an ATF Operation in Jackson in 2024 and 2025.

According to court documents, the ATF Jackson Field Office began a street-level narcotics operation in the capital city in September 2024. Over the course of four months, the ATF made multiple controlled purchases of illegal narcotics and executed search warrants at three separate residences in Jackson.

Prosecutors said fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, cocaine base and ecstasy were seized during the operation. Authorities also seized firearms, ammunition and two ballistic vests.

The following men pled guilty and await sentencing:

• Stevenson Bentley, 46, of Jackson: pleaded guilty to Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine on August 7, 2025, and awaits sentencing scheduled for November 5, 2025. Bentley faces a mandatory minimum penalty of ten years imprisonment and a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
• Michael Murrell, 61, of Jackson: pleaded guilty to Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine on May 28, 2025, and awaits sentencing scheduled for August 27, 2025. Murrell faces a mandatory minimum of five years imprisonment and a maximum penalty of 40 years imprisonment.
• Lorenzo Loggins, 35, of Jackson: pleaded guilty to Possession with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl on May 13, 2025, and awaits sentencing scheduled for August 11, 2025. Loggins faces a maximum penalty of twenty years imprisonment.
• David Ransom, 56, of Jackson: pleaded guilty to Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base on July 11, 2025, and awaits sentencing scheduled for October 17, 2025. Ransom faces a maximum penalty of twenty years imprisonment.
• Rodrick Hunter, 48, of Jackson: pleaded guilty to Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine on June 13, 2025, and awaits sentencing scheduled for October 16, 2025. Hunter faces a maximum penalty of twenty years imprisonment.
• Brian Hobson, 35, of Jackson: pleaded guilty to Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base, and awaits sentencing scheduled for October 16, 2025. Hobson faces a maximum penalty of twenty years imprisonment.

The United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosive is investigating the case with assistance from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Jackson Police Department and the Capitol Police Department.