South Bend Man Sentenced to 180 Months for Federal Methamphetamine Charge
Keith Jennings, 51, was sentenced to 180 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release on a federal drug charge.
4 reports on this incident · first at Aug 15, 2026, 3:09 a.m. ET
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Aug 15, 2026, 3:53 a.m. ET
South Bend Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Federal Methamphetamine Case
Keith Jennings, 51, of South Bend, Indiana, has been sentenced to 180 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release, according to WIMS Radio, which reported the case from the United States Attorney's Offices for the Northern District of Indiana. The charge was possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine.
According to the same report, law enforcement stopped a truck Jennings was driving on September 15, 2025. A drug K9 alerted on the vehicle, and officers searching the truck found approximately 2,128.5 grams of methamphetamine in the backseat area.
WIMS Radio reported that the case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Indiana State Police, the South Bend Police Department, the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office and the Mishawaka Police Department.
The report does not say how Jennings resolved the charge before sentencing, and it describes no further proceedings in the case.
Aug 15, 2026, 3:22 a.m. ET
South Bend Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Federal Methamphetamine Case
Keith Jennings, 51, of South Bend, Indiana, has been sentenced to 180 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release, according to the United States Attorney's Offices for the Northern District of Indiana, as reported by WIMS Radio. The charge was possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine.
According to the same account, law enforcement conducted a traffic stop on September 15, 2025, on a truck Jennings was driving. A drug K9 alerted on the vehicle, and officers searching the truck found approximately 2,128.5 grams of methamphetamine in the backseat area.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Indiana State Police, the South Bend Police Department, the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office and the Mishawaka Police Department.
Aug 15, 2026, 3:09 a.m. ETFirst report
South Bend Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Federal Methamphetamine Case
Keith Jennings, 51, of South Bend, Indiana, has been sentenced to 180 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release, WIMS Radio reported, citing the United States Attorney's Offices for the Northern District of Indiana. The case concerned a charge of possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine.
According to the same report, law enforcement performed a traffic stop on September 15, 2025, on a truck Jennings was driving. A drug K9 alerted on the vehicle, and officers who searched the truck found approximately 2,128.5 grams of methamphetamine in the backseat area.
WIMS Radio listed the investigating agencies as the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Indiana State Police, the South Bend Police Department, the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office and the Mishawaka Police Department.
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