Guilty plea given in drug case

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

A Sikeston, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to one count of distribution of cocaine base. Before U.S. District Judge Jean C. Hamilton, Michael S. Sheron, 32, entered the plea, a release from U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway stated. On July 25, Sheron sold 16.3 grams of crack cocaine to a confidential informant for $450. Sheron was scheduled to be sentenced May 22, and he could face up to 40 years imprisonment and a $2 million fine.

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