Mississippi Co-Conspirators Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine
Jackson, Miss. – A Meridian man and woman pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute cocaine.
According to court documents and statements made in court, from October 2022 to August 2023, Keamber McCoy, 27, and Afrika Roshawn Seals, 42, conspired to distribute cocaine. The investigation involved five controlled purchases of cocaine. Three of those controlled purchases were arranged and negotiated by Seals and McCoy delivered cocaine. In the other two controlled purchases, Seals arranged, negotiated, and delivered cocaine. Additionally, in September 2023, agents searched Seals’ residence and found and seized three kilograms of cocaine and $84,411 in cash.
McCoy pled guilty on April 7, 2025. She is scheduled to be sentenced on July 17, 2025, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
Seals pled guilty on April 14, 2025. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 17, 2025, and faces a minimum and maximum penalty of 5 to 40 years in prison.
A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Lemon of the Southern District of Mississippi, Director Steven Maxwell of the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Anessa Daniels-McCaw of the Drug Enforcement Administration made the announcement
The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and Drug Enforcement Administration are investigating the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bert Carraway, Adam Stuart, and Amber Jones are prosecuting the case.
