Pelahatchie Man Sentenced to Prison for Possesion with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

Jackson, Miss – Michael Antonio Andrews, 36, of Pelahatchie, Mississippi, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves to 87 months in federal prison and ordered to pay a $1000.00 fine for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis announced.

Andrews pled guilty on July 2, 2015, admitting that he supplied approximately 26 grams of actual methamphetamine to a co-defendant who delivered the methamphetamine to an individual in Crystal Springs, Mississippi.

The case was investigated by the DEA HIDTA Task Force with assistance from the Mississippi Highway Patrol. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jerry L. Rushing.