A 28-year-old Keizer man was sentenced to just more than 11 years in federal prison on Wednesday for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine throughout Oregon and Washington, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.
Caden Jay Christman was arrested in Powell County, Montana, on February 21, 2024, during a traffic stop related to a drug investigation, according to court documents.
Officers examined the car, which authorities said had many hidden compartments, and discovered nine pounds of methamphetamine, over 5,000 fentanyl tablets, around $17,000 in cash, and two loaded firearms.
Over the next three days, officers executed multiple search warrants at Christman’s residence in Keizer, seizing 15,000 fentanyl pills, four pounds of fentanyl powder, two pounds of meth, heroin, $21,600 in cash, and 12 weapons.
A federal grand jury in Portland indicted Christman on April 16, 2024, on charges of possessing fentanyl, meth, and heroin with the intent to distribute, as well as possessing a handgun in connection with a narcotics trafficking felony.
On February 4, 2025, Christman pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
According to the US Attorney’s Office, he was sentenced to 135 months in prison and five years of probation.
