LeFlore County Resident Pleads Guilty To Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that David Glen Berryhill, Jr., age 50, of LeFlore County, Oklahoma entered a guilty plea to an Indictment of one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.

The Indictment alleged that on or about January 25, 2023, Berryhill possessed at least 500 grams of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.  According to law enforcement reports, Berryhill was stopped by an Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper for a traffic violation on Highway 69 near Checotah, Oklahoma.  During the stop, a certified drug dog alerted on Berryhill’s vehicle for the presence of narcotics.  Troopers subsequently found approximately 2 kilograms of methamphetamine in the vehicle.

The Honorable Gerald L. Jackson, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.  Berryhill will remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshal pending sentencing.

Assistant United States Attorney Erin Cornell represented the United States.