Lucedale man faces 5 years for marijuana distribution
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) – A Lucedale man, who also faced trial over a sawed-off shotgun, has pleaded guilty to his role in distributing marijuana in George County.
The Sun Herald reports 46-year-old James Denson Tanner faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He will be sentenced in federal court Sept. 27.
Tanner accepted a plea agreement Monday on a conspiracy charge involving less than 50 kilos of marijuana. That’s 110 pounds or less.
Federal agents arrested Tanner on Oct. 9 after indictment on a charge alleging he was in possession of a sawed-off shotgun in George County on Oct. 1, 2014. Tanner pleaded not guilty and was set for trial.
The firearm charge will be dismissed in exchange for his plea.
