Jackson, MS – A Meridian man was sentenced Wednesday to 220 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District Court of Mississippi announced.

According to court documents, Jarvis Jermaine Hampton, 28, sold methamphetamine on two occasions in January and February 2024. After the sales, a search warrant was executed at Hampton’s residence where agents discovered pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine, a pill press and a machinegun.

 

Hampton was indicted by a federal grand jury April 10, 2024, and pleded guilty Oct. 22, 2024, to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

 

Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Lemon of the Southern District of Mississippi; and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Anessa Daniels-McCaw of the Drug Enforcement Administration made the announcement.

 

The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics investigated the case with assistance from the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office and the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office.

 

Assistant U.S. Attorney Samuel Goff prosecuted the case.