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NewsJanuary 30, 2001

A Poplar Bluff, Mo., man pleaded guilty Monday to charges of drug trafficking. Deron F. McClinton, 24, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of distributing crack cocaine, said a representative of the U.S. District Attorney's office. During the summer, a confidential informant allegedly purchased crack cocaine from McClinton in Poplar Bluff. Because McClinton had been convicted of two prior felony drug convictions, he faces a maximum punishment of 30 years in prison and a $2 million fine...

A Poplar Bluff, Mo., man pleaded guilty Monday to charges of drug trafficking.

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Deron F. McClinton, 24, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of distributing crack cocaine, said a representative of the U.S. District Attorney's office.

During the summer, a confidential informant allegedly purchased crack cocaine from McClinton in Poplar Bluff. Because McClinton had been convicted of two prior felony drug convictions, he faces a maximum punishment of 30 years in prison and a $2 million fine.

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