Poplar Bluff Man Convicted of Methamphetamine Distribution Charge

CAPE GIRARDEAU - Jurors in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau on Thursday found a Poplar Bluff man guilty of one felony count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Evidence and testimony presented at trial showed that on the evening of Aug. 6, 2020, a Poplar Bluff Police Department officer activated his lights and siren and tried to conduct a traffic stop of a Ford Fusion being driven by Deshante R. Nabors. Nabors continued to drive, tossing out a black sock containing meth. Nabors jumped out of the vehicle while it was moving and ran away. He was later found and arrested. He had $1,030 in cash and a clear bag containing more meth in his pocket. There was more methamphetamine and marijuana in the Ford.

Sentencing for Nabors, 33, is scheduled for March 18, 2025. The charge is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

The case was investigated by the Poplar Bluff Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Paul Hahn and Christopher Shelton are prosecuting the case.