Vandalia Man Sentenced for Drug and Gun Offenses
On December 11, 2019,Wade Garrett McWhorter, 26, of Vandalia, Illinois, was sentenced to 64 months’ imprisonment for distributing methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney, Steven D. Weinhoeft, announced today.
Court documents established that McWhorter, who pled guilty in August of 2019, was a felon who possessed and sold three firearms, one of which was stolen, and distributed methamphetamine on multiple occasions. The offenses occurred in Bond, Clinton and Fayette Counties. McWhorter has been in custody since his arrest on March 5, 2019.
A federal grand jury charged McWhorter and Aeron Michael Davis in the same indictment. In November, a federal judge sentenced Davis to 50 months’ imprisonment for his involvement in one of the methamphetamine sales and one of the firearm sales.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted the investigation leading to the charges against McWhorter and Davis.
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