Jefferson City man admits role in methamphetamine sales

A Jefferson City man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to being part of a conspiracy to sell methamphetamine he received through the mail.

Javier R. Rosser, 32, admitted to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, the U.S. attorney’s office said in a news release. Prosecutors alleged Rosser was the intended recipient of a nearly 2-pound package of meth mailed by Shadeed S. Muhammad, 42, of Compton, California on April 4, 2016.

Authorities said Muhammad also mailed a package with 1 pound, 9 ounces of meth to an address at Lincoln University on March 30, 2017. A Lincoln student told investigators Rosser asked her to pick up the package and deliver it to him, according to the release, and Rosser was arrested when he picked up the package in the Lincoln mailroom.

Muhammad also told authorities he mailed another package with 2 pounds of meth to Jefferson City in March 2016, according to the release. Investigators said Rosser was tracking the package online.

Muhammad and another co-conspirator, Robert I. McNair, 32, of Jefferson City, have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.

Rosser faces a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years without parole and up to life in prison without parole. A sentencing hearing has not been set.

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