Two Columbia residents plead guilty to meth trafficking

Two Columbia, Mo. residents have pleaded guilty in federal court to methamphetamine trafficking after they received a 5.6 pound package of methamphetamine shipped from California to distribute locally.

39-year-old Bryan Patton Tullous pleaded guilty last week in federal court to participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

Officers conducted surveillance of the residence as the package was delivered to the front porch. Both Tullous and Blaise were outside; Blaise retrieved the package and took it inside the residence while Tullous was in a neighbor’s yard. Officers took both of them into custody and executed a search warrant of the residence. Officers found the opened package hidden under clothing at the foot of the bed in the master bedroom.

Officers also found a dozen firearms in various areas of the residence.

Co-defendant 36-year-old Cassiopeia Marie Blaise pleaded guilty in late August to possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.

Tullous admitted that he ordered the package and paid $12,000 for the methamphetamine.

Tullous could be sentenced from 10 years to life without parole in a federal prison. Blaise could do from 5 to 40 years without parole in a federal prison.