VALDOSTA – A Ray City convicted felon was found guilty by a federal jury late last week of armed drug trafficking resulting from a Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation.
Demetris Gervone Bellamy, 31, of Ray City, was found guilty 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 before U.S. District Judge Hugh Lawson. Bellamy faces a maximum sentence of life in prison and a $10 million fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 10. There is no parole in the federal system.
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