Turnage pleaded guilty on October 30, 2025, to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine or 500 grams or more of a mixture containing detectable amounts of methamphetamine. The conspiracy ended on May 1, 2022, according to court documents. The government dismissed two additional counts against Turnage as part of his plea agreement.
Judge Autrey recommended that the Bureau of Prisons evaluate Turnage for participation in the Residential Drug Abuse Program and occupational or educational programs while incarcerated. The court also recommended that Turnage be placed at a facility as close to St. Louis as possible to maintain family connections during his imprisonment.
Turnage's federal sentence will run concurrently with sentences he is serving in Pike County, Missouri Circuit Court under multiple docket numbers, as well as with a sentence in the Southern District of Illinois under case number 3:23CR30035-SPM-004. This concurrent sentencing structure ensures Turnage will not face additional years beyond his longest sentence.
Upon release from federal prison, Turnage will face five years of supervised release with mandatory drug testing, substance abuse treatment, and enhanced search conditions. He must also pay a $100 special assessment and provide DNA samples as directed by probation officers. The case reflects ongoing federal efforts to combat methamphetamine trafficking networks operating across state lines.