Rich Hill Man Sentenced to 5 years MDOC

Brendan Moreland

A Bates County man was sentenced to five years in the Missouri Department of Corrections in the Vernon County Circuit Court Tuesday July 8th. 

Brendan Moreland, Rich Hill (10/3/87) pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine. Moreland also faced a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm, but that charge was dropped. 

Prosecuting Attorney Lynn Ewing III said there was insufficient evidence to prove the weapon was possessed unlawfully. 

Judge James Bickel told Moreland that his most recent sentence could be served consecutively with other charges.