NEW LONDON, Mo. — A Hannibal man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance Tuesday.
HANNIBALÂ â Officers assigned to the Hannibal Police Departmentâs Anti-Crime Enforcement Squad arrested Chivas Demarco Brown, 37, of Columbia, Mo., and Marcus L. McGruder, 44, of Hannibal, for distribution of narcotics from two separate investigations.
Brown was arrested and charged with distribution of a controlled substance as part of an ongoing investigation into the sale of heroin. Detectives stopped a vehicle on New London Gravel Road near Orchard Ave. and took Brown into custody on the previous charge. During their investigation at the scene, officers found a substantial amount of a substance believed to be methamphetamine. Brown was placed in the Marion County Jail on a 24-hour hold and the cases were sent to the Ralls County Prosecutor and Marion County Prosecutor for review. A warrant was filed in Marion County Circuit Court charging Brown with distribution of a controlled substance, with bond set at $25,000 cash only. A warrant was also issued in Ralls County C