A Laurel man was sentenced to 80 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
44-year-old Moses Ray McDonald was sentenced on August 16, in U.S. District Court in Hattiesburg.
According to court documents, on June 8, 2022, the Jones County Sheriff’s Office, Narcotics Division, made a controlled purchase of approximately 29 grams of methamphetamine from McDonald at his residence in Laurel, Mississippi.
McDonald was subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and pled guilty on December 1, 2022.