MARIANNA, Fla. (WDNews) — A Marianna man will spend the next decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine in Jackson County.
Lionel Mitchel Crawford, 54, was sentenced to 10 years for distributing five grams or more of methamphetamine and 50 grams or more of a mixture containing the drug, according to court records.
Federal prosecutors said Crawford sold more than 50 grams of methamphetamine during an undercover operation. The drug sale took place at Crawford’s property in Jackson County.
Records also show Crawford had a prior conviction for a serious drug felony, which was considered during sentencing.
The case was prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida and involved an investigation conducted in Jackson County.
