Porterville Man Sentenced to Over 17 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

Jackson, Miss. – Cordaryl Deshean Ford, 37, of Porterville, was sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams of more of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and acting Special Agent in Charge Eric DeLaune of Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans.   

According to court documents, in May 2020, Cordaryl Deshean Ford conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine in and around the Kemper County area.  Ford and his co-conspirators were charged in a federal indictment with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.  Ford entered a plea of guilty to his charge on the first day of trial in U.S. District Court in Jackson. 

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Mississippi Attorney General’s Office, Kemper County Sheriff’s Office, Neshoba County Sheriff’s Office, Philadelphia Police Department, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Mississippi National Guard Counterdrug Task Force, and the Madison Police Department.  Assistant United States Attorneys Keesha Middleton and Carla Clark prosecuted the case.

This case is the result of an extensive investigation targeting illegal drug trafficking in the Neshoba and Kemper County areas. The case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.