McClain Man Sentenced to Over Six Years for Trafficking Methamphetamine

Gulfport, Miss. –  Myles Leandre Moody, 31, of McClain, Mississippi, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to 78 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze with   the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  Moody was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.

Moody pled guilty on January 31, 2019, to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.  On May 25, 2017, and on June 13, 2017, Moody sold approximately an ounce of methamphetamine to a confidential source.  He was also held accountable for an additional four ounces of methamphetamine.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney John Meynardie.