HUMBOLDT, Tenn. — One local business owner pleads guilty to selling drugs out of an old Walmart building that was turned into a fitness center.

Joseph Brian Moss pleaded guilty Wednesday in Gibson County Circuit Court to one count of possession of a schedule 1 drug with the intent to sell and deliver. Moss is the owner of Humboldt Fitness LLC, commonly known as ‘the old Walmart building’ located at 2500 North Central Avenue in Humboldt.

“He was selling steroids out of that building and allegedly doing it for many years,” said District Attorney General for the 28th Judicial District Frederick Agee.

This stems from an arrest in July of 2023 when the US Postal Service and the West Tennessee Drug Task Force searched the site.

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Moss has been in jail on a bond hold for additional charges he received in 2024.

“To the best of our knowledge, there is an ongoing federal investigation and he is looking at federal charges for when he was arrested in September of 2024,” said Agee.

The felony drug charge puts Moss on 6 years of probation. In addition to this, Moss forfeits the building, more than $150,000, and all firearms to the West Tennessee Drug Task Force.

He must also complete a therapy course, mandatory drug testing, maintain a full-time job and testify in future criminal cases as a witness.

“This sends a message to the community. We are not going to keep people from buying and selling illegal steroids but what we can disrupt it, and it puts people on notice that eventually you’re going to get caught,” said Agee.

Moss has 60 days to vacate the building.

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