Six Individuals Sentenced on Drug Charges

HATTIESBURG, MS—Six individuals were sentenced on drug charges today by U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett, U.S. John Dowdy announced.

Segsie Lee Magee, a/k/a “What Not,” 36, of Mt. Olive, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $3, 000 fine for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Louis R. Mickell, Jr., 49, of Magee was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $3,000 fine for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Walter D. Price, 40, of Collins, was sentenced to 121 months in federal prison followed by six years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $3,000 fine for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Reginald Oneil Posey, 37, of Mt. Olive, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $4,000 fine for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

These four defendants were charged following an investigation dubbed “Operation Speed Trap,” which was an extensive operation involving the distribution of methamphetamine in the Covington County area. The agencies involved in the operation were the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Covington County Sheriff’s Office, the Drug Enforcement Administration, HIDTA, and the United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Mississippi.

Two more defendants were sentenced today as part of another investigation which involved kilograms of cocaine being shipped through the U.S. Mails from California to Mississippi for distribution:

Lenzy Benton, 56, of Gautier, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $3,000 fine for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.

Errunta Travelle Johnson, 42, of Corona, California, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.

The agencies involved in this investigation were the U.S. Postal Service Postal Inspectors, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, the Drug Enforcement Administration and Federal Bureau of Investigation