While Washington squabbles over the budget, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Oklahoma has been busy ensuring that drug dealers and violent criminals are off the streets. Highlighting their dedication, several high-profile cases have resulted in substantial federal prison sentences for various offenses, including drug distribution, assault, and firearms violations.
Breon Monte Bellamy, 36, of Lawton, received a 156-month sentence for distributing fentanyl and drug conspiracy, according to a statement obtained by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In a tragic chain of events, the fentanyl Bellamy sold resulted in the death of a Stephens County resident. Compounding the issue, his co-conspirators, Reecy Ann Bench and Joanie Ann Wilson, who played their part in this deadly distribution, were sentenced to 42 and 54 months, respectively.
Elsewhere in the state, Mario Manzo, 39, and a resident of California, found himself with a 37-month sentence after assaulting a federal officer at the Oklahoma City Federal Transfer Center. The story behind Philbert Quentin McCoy, Jr., 23, from Dallas, Texas, ended with 147 months of incarceration for marijuana possession with intent to distribute and related firearms charges, underlining the harsh penalties awaiting drug traffickers operating in Oklahoma…