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Man sentenced on drug, weapon charges

A Carbondale man has been sentenced to prison on drug and weapon charges.

State's Attorney Mike Carr reports that Jameel H. Clay, 46, was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections for the offenses of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and unlawful use of weapons by a felon.

According to Carr, on April 17, after conducting a series of three heroin buys while working with a confidential source, detectives with the Carbondale Police Department executed a search warrant at Clay's residence on New Era Road in Carbondale. Detectives recovered 20 grams of crack cocaine, 10 grams of heroin, a loaded 9mm pistol, and other items of drug packaging and drug dealing. Clay is a felon and is prohibited from possessing firearms.

After pleading guilty to the charges last week, Clay was sentenced to seven years years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, followed by a three-year period of supervised release. Clay also currently has a weapons charge pending in Cook County.

The investigation was conducted by the Carbondale Police Department. Assistant State's Attorney Andrew W. Suthard was responsible for the prosecution.