A Sedalia man was sentenced in federal court recently for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and prescription opioids in Pettis County and other surrounding areas.
According to a news release, 57-year-old Jackie Shelledy was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 25 years in federal prison without parole on April 30, 2019. The court also sentenced him to serve 10 years of supervised probation following his release.
According to court documents, Shelledy possessed or distributed at least five pounds of methamphetamine, as well as prescription opioids during a drug-trafficking conspiracy that lasted from January 2015 to February 2018. Shelledy purchased and redistributed the illegal substances in Kansas City, Sedalia, Springfield, Warsaw, and other locations.
A search warrant was executed at Shelledy’s residence on February 13, 2018. Officers seized drug paraphernalia and a bottle of prescription pills in someone else’s name. Other individuals, who were not charged in the same conspiracy, testified during Shelledy’s trial that they sold pound quantities of methamphetamine to Shelledy.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Patrick Edwards and Emily A. Morgan. It was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Sedalia Police Department.