Son of Pima sheriff's lieutenant sentenced to jail, probation on drug charges

The son of a Pima County sheriff’s lieutenant was sentenced to 90 days in jail and 10 years’ probation in connection with a federal investigation that revealed he was having illegal drugs shipped to his father’s Marana home.

Kevin Brent Anderson, son of Lt. Gary Anderson, who heads up the Pima County Sheriff Department’s technical support section, was arrested at his parents’ home in May 2016 while he was on probation for a felony drug conviction out of Maricopa County, court records show.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in New York intercepted a package addressed to Kevin Anderson, containing more than 1,000 Ecstasy pills, according to Arizona Daily Star archives.

Several days after intercepting the package, Homeland Security and Postal Service agents delivered the package to Anderson’s home and arrested him after he signed for its receipt.

A search of the home revealed several different types and quantities of drugs, including Ecstasy, amphetamines and cannabis oil, along with digital scales, Star archives show.

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Anderson, 25, was charged with transporting drugs into the state for sale, possession of narcotics for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, possession of paraphernalia and conspiracy, but accepted an agreement in January, pleading guilty to attempted transportation for sale of a dangerous drug and attempted possession of a dangerous drug, according to Pima County Superior Court records.

At his sentencing, Anderson expressed remorse for what had happened, apologizing to anyone he harmed directly or indirectly.

“It sucks that I had to hit rock bottom to see what kind of person I am,” Anderson told Judge Howard Fell, before he handed down the sentence.

“Things have been nothing but positive since my arrest. I have better relationships with my friends and family. It’s been a process, and it will continue to be process.”

After 2½ years of supervised probation, Anderson can request that the court modify his release to unsupervised, Fell said. If his request is denied, his probation will roll over to unsupervised at the five-year mark.