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A federal jury convicted Johnifer Dernard Barnwell and Kenneth Emanuel Pertillo, both 37 and residents of Macon, on multiple charges related to drug trafficking and criminal street gang activities on Monday.
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He reportedly has at least six felony convictions of meth distribution in multiple Southwest Georgia courts.
The Milledgeville man, who pleaded guilty in February, was sentenced to federal prison following a hearing in Macon Wednesday afternoon.
MACON â The leader of Maconâs âGet Dat Moneyâ (GDM) methamphetamine drug trafficking organization was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison as the result of a lengthy investigation into the networkâs illegal activities throughout Middle Georgia. According to court documents, on Tuesday, Kelvin D. Carswell, aka âK-9,â âNine,â âKinineso Harlem Carswell,â â9ne Oharlem,â âKninepunkin KinGcarswell,â 41, of Macon, was sentenced to serve 240 months in federal prison to be followed by three years of supervised release after he...
COLUMBUS â Two convicted felons with lengthy criminal histories, one of whom is a validated gang member, pleaded guilty in separate illegal possession of firearms cases, acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia Peter D. Leary said. Jermichael Bellamy, 28, of Columbus, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon before U.S. District Judge Clay Land. Maurice Toney, 47, of Columbus, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Both defendants face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Ther...