Jefferson Davis County Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 9 years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Possession

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Jefferson Davis County Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 9 years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Possession

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on March 13, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

Hattiesburg, Miss - Waltario Womack, 32, of Prentiss, Mississippi, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to serve 108 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Derryle Smith with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Womack was also ordered to pay a $10,000 fine.

An investigation by the DEA revealed that Womack was a distributor of methamphetamine in the Jefferson Davis County area. On Jan. 29, 2016 in Jefferson Davis County, Womack sold approximately 28 grams of methamphetamine to a DEA confidential source for $1,600. On Feb. 2, 2016, also in Jefferson Davis County, Womack sold approximately 28 grams of methamphetamine to a DEA confidential source for $1,000. Womack pled guilty on December 6, 2018, to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shundral H. Cole.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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