Lead defendant in meth-trafficking conspiracy sentenced to over 20 years in prison
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WALB) - The lead defendant in an Augusta-area meth trafficking ring has been sentenced to over two decades in federal prison.Magnum J...
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WALB) - The lead defendant in an Augusta-area meth trafficking ring has been sentenced to over two decades in federal prison.Magnum Jelani Neely, 38, of Millen, an inmate at Dooly State Prison was sentenced to 278 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, according to David Estes, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.'Magnum Neely orchestrated a large-scale meth distribution operation from behind bars while serving a 10-year state sentence for violent crime,' Estes said.