MONTGOMERY, Ala. – An Abbeville, Alabama man has been sentenced to federal prison following his June 2026 conviction on methamphetamine and firearms charges.
On September 24, 2026, a federal district court judge sentenced 42-year-old Cassime Dion Lingo to 273 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and receipt of a firearm while under indictment for a 2017 felony drug offense in Houston County, Alabama. Following his prison term, Lingo will serve five years of supervised release.
According to court records and evidence presented at trial, in April 2021, law enforcement officers executed a search at Lingo’s residence and found more than 100 grams of methamphetamine, two firearms, cocaine, MDMA tablets, and marijuana. He was arrested on state charges and released on bond, after which he fled to Mexico.
After a federal indictment was returned, the United States Marshals Service, working with its law enforcement partners, located Lingo in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 2022. Mexican authorities deported Lingo to the United States in 2025, where he was taken into federal custody to face the charges for which he was ultimately convicted.
“The defendant fled the country to avoid facing the consequences of his criminal conduct, but our law enforcement partners never stopped working to bring him back to the United States,” said U.S. Attorney Govan. “This sentence holds him accountable for possessing significant quantities of methamphetamine and firearms and demonstrates our commitment to pursuing defendants who endanger our communities wherever they may attempt to hide.”
The United States Marshals Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration, Alabama Drug Task Force, Henry County Sheriff’s Office, Eufaula Police Department, and Abbeville Police Department investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorneys John J. Geer III and Christine Levi prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Middle District of Alabama — U.S. Department of Justice press release.