Show-Me State Times

CAPE GIRARDEAU – 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.

Dewayne K. Clark, 57, 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.

In the plea, he admitted selling two pounds of meth and 20 fentanyl pills on March 23, 2023, to confidential informants working for investigators in exchange for $8,000 cash. On April 13, 2023, Clark sold two pounds of meth and 40 fentanyl pills for $8,000 to the informants.

On May 10, during a court-approved search, investigators found over one pound of meth, 978 pills containing fentanyl, eight 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, the plea agreement says.

A court filing says Clark also sold one pound of meth and 20 fentanyl pills to the informants on March 10, 2023.

The Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force, the Mineral Area Drug Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations and the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie Hunter prosecuted the case.