Advance man pleads guilty to charge of intent to distribute meth

An Advance, Mo., man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it.

Brian Charles Nalley, 42, pleaded guilty to one felony count of possession of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr., according to the federal prosecutor's office.

Nalley also agreed to forfeit $3,555 in drug proceeds and a 1996 Harley-Davidson motorcycle as a part of the plea.

Limbaugh set sentencing for July 17 in Cape Girardeau.

Nalley faces a maximum of 40 years' imprisonment and a $2 million fine, or both, followed by at least four years of supervised release.

On Nov. 29, officers with the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department and the SEMO Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at Nalley's residence near Advance.

About one-half of an ounce of a substance was found, which later tested positive for methamphetamine at a Drug Enforcement Administration laboratory.