CAPE GIRARDEAU – A Dunklin County man has been sentenced to 128 months in prison for selling methamphetamine, according to authorities.
Clayton E. Barnes, 53, of Kennett, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau in April to two counts of distribution of methamphetamine.
The distribution of methamphetamine occurred in August 2023, when Barnes sold 54.4 grams of meth for $600 to a confidential informant and a Missouri State Highway Patrol corporal in the parking lot of a Kennett store.
Six days later, the corporal returned to the store and bought 102.62 grams of meth from Barnes for $1,300.
Barnes’ prior convictions include a 2009 conviction for selling 8 grams of cocaine base and a 2020 conviction for selling 14 grams of meth, which qualify him as a career offender.
The Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie Hunter prosecuted the case.
Barnes was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Tuesday, and will serve 128 months in prison for his crimes.
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Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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