Overview

• After a two-day trial, jurors on Sept. 24 found Shade guilty of attempted possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
• Investigators said three packages sent from San Diego to fictitious recipients in Winona concealed six pounds of meth inside stuffed animals.
• Agents secured warrants, removed most of the drugs, inserted sensors and tracking devices, and carried out a controlled delivery that Shade retrieved and opened.
• According to trial evidence, Shade confessed he traveled to California to buy meth, shipped it to Minnesota using fake names, and admitted possessing a gun despite his felony status.
• A search of his residence recovered a loaded .357 Magnum revolver, more than 400 rounds, a digital scale, small baggies, and a suspected ledger; sentencing is pending and he faces up to life in prison.