Wednesday - April 8, 2026

Federal Tipoffs Involving South Carolina

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U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina: Irmo Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Gun Violations
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Joseph Anthony Johnson, 34, of Irmo, was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl and for two convictions of felon in possession of a firearm. On Jan. 24, 2022, according to evidence presented in court, officers with the West Columbia Police Department found Johnson in possession of fentanyl and a loaded .380 cal  more