Antonio Jerome Beard, Meth Trafficking, Missouri 2021

A Fulton man has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison without parole for possessing methamphetamine to distribute and illegally possessing a firearm.

Antonio Jerome Beard, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison without parole.

The charges against Beard stemmed from a search warrant executed at his residence on Oct. 17, 2019. Officers seized 443.98 grams of methamphetamine, 45 oxycodone pills, approximately 43 marijuana vape cartridges, 87 suspected ecstasy pills, $2,221 in cash, a loaded High Point .40-caliber pistol, and drug paraphernalia from Beard’s bedroom.

Beard admitted to purchasing the approximately one pound of methamphetamine for $5,000 from his source. He told investigators that he sold the methamphetamine for $500 an ounce.

On Nov. 5, 2019, law enforcement officers executed another search warrant at Beard’s residence and seized an additional 6.9 ounces of methamphetamine.

Beard pleaded guilty to one count of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and to one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime on Nov. 18, 2021.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Heather D. Richenberger. It was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Fulton, Mo., Police Department, the Callaway County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department, and the MUSTANG Drug Task Force.

Fulton is a city located in Callaway County, Missouri. The case serves as a reminder of the ongoing efforts to combat methamphetamine trafficking and the importance of community involvement in reporting suspicious activity.

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