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Jackson Man Sentenced to Over 17 Years in Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine
Hattiesburg, Miss. – Devontee Cole, 41, of Jackson, was sentenced yesterday by U.S.
District Judge Keith Starrett to 211 months in federal prison for possession with intent to
distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge
Dana Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Cole sold “ice”, or actual methamphetamine, at homes in Mendenhall and Hattiesburg to
a confidential informant on three occasions for a total of 584 grams of actual meth. Cole also
sold the informant over three pounds of marijuana. At the time of his arrest, Cole was in
possession of a gun, marijuana, methamphetamine and cash.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. It was
prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Annette Williams
