Poplar Bluff man sentenced on drug, firearm charges

A Poplar Bluff man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on drug-trafficking and firearm-related charges.

A release from Sayler Fleming, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, says Samuel Moore, 27, was sentenced in federal court in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Feb. 29.

Court documents indicate law enforcement officers arrived at Moore’s resident in July, responding to an alleged domestic assault. After obtaining a search warrant for the premises, they discovered multiple firearms and drug paraphernalia inside the residence. Authorities found controlled substances, including 30 pounds of marijuana, and a firearm in his vehicle.

At his trial, Moore testified that he intended to sell the marijuana and possessed the firearm “in furtherance of his drug-trafficking” activities.

After serving his prison sentence, Moore will be on supervised release for three years.

Moore also is facing state felony charges relating to domestic assault in Butler County.

The Butler County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case.

Jack Koester, assistant U.S. attorney, handled the prosecution for the government.