U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Tuesday sentenced a Cape Girardeau man who sold pounds of methamphetamine to confidential informants to 12 years in prison. 57-year-old Dewayne K. Clark pleaded guilty in May to two counts of distribution of methamphetamine, one count of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and one count of possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute. Clark admitted selling two pounds of meth and 20 fentanyl pills on March 23rd 2023 to confidential informants working for investigators in exchange for $8,000 cash.
On April 13th 2023, Clark sold two pounds of meth and 40 fentanyl pills for $8,000 to the informants. On May 10th, during a court-approved search, investigators found over a pound of meth, 978 pills containing fentanyl, 8 grams of cocaine, a stolen Glock pistol, a Smith & Wesson pistol and an AR-15-style pistol in his home. Clark admitted selling meth and said his biggest customer was a woman who bought a pound every other month. A court filing says Clark also sold a pound of meth and 20 fentanyl pills to the informants on March 10th 2023.
