Illinois Meth Dealer Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison

Marcus M. Nelson was sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine.Photo byStock Image

By Kristy Tallman, July 8, 2024

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO – U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Wednesday sentenced a methamphetamine dealer to 188 months in prison.

Marcus M. Nelson, 42, of Cairo, Illinois, pleaded guilty in March in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to two counts of distributing methamphetamine. He admitted to selling meth on two occasions to a confidential informant who informed Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents about previous purchases of multiple ounces of meth from Nelson.

On July 10, 2023, Nelson sold 157 grams of meth for $1,600 to the informant at a Cape Girardeau home. On July 16, 2023, he sold 446 grams, or nearly one pound, of meth for a downpayment of $2,500 and a later payment of $700.

Nelson’s sentence will run consecutive to any prison sentence he receives for violating his parole on a robbery conviction. He was previously sentenced to 140 months in prison following a 2001 conviction for conspiracy to distribute and distribution of cocaine base in the Southern District of Illinois.

The DEA investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Willis prosecuted it.

By Kristy Tallman, July 8, 2024
The Republic News
Source: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri

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