Overview
- Randal Vance pleaded guilty to federal counts that include using minors to produce and distribute a controlled substance, distributing to minors, conspiracy to distribute, and obstructing justice.
- Prosecutors say he admitted giving his two young sons psilocybin capsules beginning in late 2023 and increasing to daily use by 2024 while enlisting them to help sell the drugs.
- Law enforcement seized commercial-scale supplies during October 2024 raids, including hundreds of pounds of fresh mushrooms, dozens of pounds dried or in capsules, cultivation equipment and six firearms.
- Authorities say Vance marketed products through two websites and an Instagram account and that he and co-defendants deleted messages and took down sites to destroy evidence.
- Vance is scheduled for sentencing on September 18 and faces both federal punishment and potential child-welfare interventions as two co-defendants await their own sentencing dates.