Meridian Man Sentenced to Over 13 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

Meridian, Miss. – Diamonte Deron Scott, 27, of Meridian, was sentenced today by U.S. District Carlton W. Reeves to 160 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for distributing and illegally possessing methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Brad Byerley, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).    

On September 1, 2016, Scott sold methamphetamine to an individual in Meridian for $3,600.   A DEA laboratory confirmed the methamphetamine to be approximately 107 grams with 97% purity. 

Scott pled guilty before Judge Reeves on September 6, 2019, to distributing 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.

This case is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and East Mississippi Drug Task Force.  It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Keesha Middleton.