MADISON COUNTY, Miss. ( WJTV ) – A Pearl man has been sentenced to 32 years in prison after he pled guilty to selling fentanyl.
Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett said Michael Pendelton, 42, pled guilty to one count of sale of fentanyl and one count of conspiracy to sell fentanyl.
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On December 28, 2022, narcotics investigators with Madison police began working with an informant who stated she could buy oxycodone pills from Pendelton. The informant was given $700 in law enforcement funds and used CashApp to send the money to Pendelton in exchange for the pills.
Investigators said Pendelton sent his girlfriend to Madison to meet the informant, and the pills were exchanged.
The Mississippi Crime Lab tested the pills and confirmed the 50 pills contained fentanyl.
“Fentanyl is killing people every single day. The vast majority of the people overdosing are teenagers or in their twenties. Law enforcement has prioritized tracking down fentanyl dealers. My office is sending anyone caught with fentanyl to prison. Please use this as a reminder to talk to your kids, especially your teenagers, about the dangers of buying pills off the streets and the high overdose risk of fentanyl,” said Bramlett.