Overview
- A federal judge handed Longway a 10-year prison term on Thursday, July 9, 2026, after he accepted a plea in the case.
- Longway pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and three other counts were dismissed under the plea agreement.
- Prosecutors built their case on items seized in a September 2024 studio raid, including about 3,000 fentanyl pills, six firearms at the studio, additional weapons found at his home, and text messages tied to an alleged four‑kilogram methamphetamine transaction.
- Federal attorneys recommended a 10–14 year sentence under the plea deal, Longway’s lawyers urged the low end, and the judge imposed concurrent 120‑month terms with five years of supervised release to follow.
- The case is part of Operation Sweet Silence, a broad Georgia drug probe that led to more than 100 arrests, and the 10-year sentence will effectively pause Longway’s active music career after his May release INDO.