Philadelphia Man Sentenced for Distributing Meth on Choctaw Reservation
Roger Stokes was sentenced to 146 months in prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute
Jackson, Miss. – A Philadelphia man was sentenced to 146 months in prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
Roger Devonta Stokes, 41, distributed more than five grams of methamphetamine in the Pearl River Community of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in July of 2021, according to court documents.
A federal grand jury indicted Stokes in a two-count indictment involving the distribution of methamphetamine on the Choctaw Indian Reservation. Stokes entered a plea of guilty on Sept. 7, 2023 to one of those counts.
U.S. Attorney Todd W. Gee, Regional Agent in Charge Whitney Woodruff of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerly of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made the announcement.
The case was investigated by the DEA's New Orleans Division -- Jackson District Office, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indian Affairs Police Department.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kevin J. Payne and Special Assistant United States Attorney Brian K. Burns.
