Hattiesburg, Mississippi - Adonis Edwards, 31, of Carson, Mississippi, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to possession with intent to distribute heroin and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Brad Byerley with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
On Jan. 29, 2020, a federal grand jury indicted Edwards for the sale of heroin and a Smith & Wesson.357 revolver.
Edwards will be sentenced on Nov. 18, 2020 by Judge Starrett, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
The case was investigated by the DEA and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Shundral Cole.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
