His brother already sentenced to six years in June, Anthony Tyrone Moody today in Greenville received an 84-month federal sentence for conspiracy to distribute and possess at least 5 kilograms of cocaine.
Sterling Moody has been sentenced to six years in federal prison, the United States Attorney's Office said in a statement.
A Seaboard man whose brother is awaiting sentencing on federal drug charges has pled guilty and is also awaiting a federal sentencing, court records show.
Sterling Moody, who was arrested in a 2013 DEA sting, will face sentencing on February 9 in Greenville.
Sterling D. Moody has taken a plea and is scheduled for sentencing in the November 10 term of federal court in Greenville, records show.
A federal court judge today in Greenville agreed to release Sterling Moody to the custody of his daughter in Raleigh.
The detention hearing for Sterling Moody, who faces a federal cocaine trafficking count, has been continued until September 22 in Greenville.
A formal hearing will be held Tuesday in United States Court to determine the detention status of Sterling Moody, a Weldon resident who was arrested Wednesday in a Drug Enforcement Administration undercover drug operation.
A Weldon man described as an alleged high quantity trafficker of cocaine has been taken into federal custody following an undercover investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration as well as the Halifax County Sheriff's Office.
