Pemiscot County man sentenced to more than 11 years for meth charges

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – A Pemiscot County, Missouri man who pleaded guilty to selling methamphetamine was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison on Tuesday.

U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp sentenced Davario D. Taylor, 34, of Caruthersville to 140 months in prison.

a Pemiscot County, Missouri man who sold methamphetamine three times to undercover drug task force officers to 140 months in prison.

Taylor pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau in October to two counts of distribution of methamphetamine and one count of aiding and abetting the distribution of methamphetamine.

He admitted to selling a total of about 341 grams of meth to a Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force Officer working with a confidential informant, according to U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri.

On March 10, 2023, sold about three ounces of meth for $250 an ounce, according to United States Attorney Sayler A. Fleming’s office.

On March 22, 2023, he sold another three ounces. Five days later, he sold six ounces for $1,500.

Taylor has two prior felony drug sale convictions. He also has a prior felony conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm, according to a sentencing memo.

The Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force and the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie Hunter prosecuted the case.