
Ron Welch
Muskingum County Prosecutor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, February 3, 2025
71 Years in Prison for Machinegun, Drug Smuggling Crew
In late August, four men set off from the Maryland coast to obtain drugs in Columbus, a national distribution hub for fentanyl of which this case is but one example. Having completed their pick-up, and armed with a machinegun, the four were nabbed by Muskingum County Deputy Blake Browning and others here in Muskingum County
The men, Jose Luis Rosa Perez, 24, of Chipley, Florida, Marcus K. Lloyd, 23, recently of Morton, Missouri, Bryden Bibbens, 24, and Antonio Collins, 44, of Snow Hill Maryland, were all ultimately convicted of their crimes.
Assistant Prosecutor John Litle, who handled the case, previously predicted greater than 60 years of prison for the crew. Judge Kelly Cottrill handed out 71 years.
Cottrill asked of the men how many lives they believed the 1803 fentanyl-laced ‘Percocet’ pills they were transporting might have taken. Lloyd correctly answered, “1803.”
The men were sentenced separately.
Jose Perez lashed out in court, yelling over the prosecutor and the judge. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Bryden Bibbens – who pled guilty mid-trial as he realized he was going to lose – loudly protested his total innocence. Bibbens was previously convicted of second-degree rape of a child in Maryland, where he served eighteen months for the crime. He was sentenced to 22 years in prison, cursing at courtroom personnel as he was walked to the jail.
Marcus Lloyd, who had the machinegun in his pants at the time of his arrest, but had no other criminal record, was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Antonio Collins was sentenced previously to four years in prison for his role as the driver for the main conspirators.
Litle was pleased with the sentences handed out by the court.
“We are so fortunate in this community to be served by judges who take serious crime seriously, and by law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line to catch the worst of the worst in society,” according to Litle.
“These men are now where they belong – incapacitated in prison – and the poisoned pills they intended for the Maryland coast are in an incinerator. The sentences are mandatory and they will serve every single day.”
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