MACON – Three defendants with lengthy criminal histories who were found guilty by federal juries of illegally possessing firearms resulting from Project Safe Neighborhoods investigations in south Georgia have been sentenced to prison.
Demetris Gervone Bellamy, 32, of Ray City, was sentenced to serve 260 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release after he was convicted Aug. 17, 2023, of one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
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