Dunklin County Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison on Methamphetamine, Gun Charges

CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Monday sentenced a man who was selling methamphetamine from his Dunklin County home to eight years in prison.

Anthony D. Emery, 48, of Kennett, pleaded guilty in December to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession of firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He admitted possessing methamphetamine that he intended to sell to others and a loaded firearm to protect the meth. Officers with the Kennett Police Department conducted a court-approved search of Emery’s home on May 3, 2022, after establishing probable cause that he was selling meth there. Officers found five bags of meth with a combined weight of nearly one kilogram, $4,398 in cash, digital scales for weighing drugs for sale and a loaded Smith & Wesson .38 Special Revolver.

The Kennett Police Department investigated the case.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie Hunter prosecuted the case.