Pascagoula Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

Pascagoula Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on June 25, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

Gulfport, Miss. - Develon Lashonie Cunningham, 42, of Pascagoula, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Jere T. Miles, Special Agent in Charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans.

Cunningham sold a total of two ounces of methamphetamine “ice" to a confidential informant on two separate occasions. The purchases were made in Jackson County.

Cunningham will be sentenced on Sept. 30, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. by Judge Ozerden, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney John Meynardie.

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

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