Execution of search warrants led to formal charges filed against Viktor Gergovskyy in Sedalia on August 25, and he recently changed his plea in court and will be spending a lengthy time in state prison.

According the Sedalia Police Department, the Crime Resolution Unit (CRU) executed two search warrants in Room 125 at 1217 South Limit Avenue related to an ongoing investigation involving distribution of fentanyl in the Sedalia area. A search of the motel room revealed capsules containing fentanyl, drug paraphernalia and U.S. currency believed to be the profit of illegal drug sales. An additional search warrant was served at 1208 South Carr Avenue, and additional items of evidence were located to further indicate Gergovskyy was involved in the distribution of fentanyl.

According to court documents, Gergovskyy pleaded guilty to a felony for trafficking drugs or attempt in the first degree on December 6 at Pettis County Circuit Court.

Gergovskyy was sentenced to spend 10 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. He also was sentenced to 10 years in the D.O.C. related to another case, and the sentences have been ordered to run consecutively.