A local woman was sentenced to 17 years in prison after authorities say she was selling meth in Miller County.
On Feb. 14, 2017, Beverley J. McConnell was sentenced to ten years of incarceration in the Missouri Department of Corrections by the Miller County Circuit Court for the crime of possession a controlled substance with the intent to distribute.
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The charge came from an arrest at Taco Bell in Eldon on Oct. 16, 2016. Eldon Police were dispatched to the restaurant after suspicious activity was observed in the restaurant drive through. A subsequent car search by police led to the discovery of methamphetamine and paraphernalia associated with the sale of drugs. Possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute is a Class B felony that is punishable by five (5) to fifteen (15) years of incarceration in the Department of Corrections.
McConnell was also sentenced to the maximum level of incarceration of seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for the class C felony of possession of a controlled substance in an unrelated case. The sentences will be served concurrently.
Miller County Prosecuting Attorney Benjamin Winfrey said he hopes that this and other recent prison sentences will put drug dealers on notice that they will pay a heavy price in Miller County.
