Moss Point Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

Gulfport, MS – A Moss Point woman pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Linda Renee Mizell, 41, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Gulfport.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in early 2023, law enforcement officers received intelligence that  Mizell was selling methamphetamine at her residence in Jackson County, Mississippi. A search warrant executed at the residence recovered a digital scale and methamphetamine paraphernalia.  Linda Mizell was interviewed and admitted to her involvement in the conspiracy.

Mizell pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. She is scheduled to be sentenced on April 2, 2024, and faces up to twenty years in prison. A federal district  judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

U.S. Attorney Todd W. Gee of the Southern District of Mississippi, and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration made the announcement.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the South Mississippi Metro Enforcement Team.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Erica Rose is prosecuting the case.