Sean P. Costello U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama
Sean P. Costello U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama
A man from Irvington, Alabama, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison following his third felony conviction. Voeruth Meas, 40, received the sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Meas has an extensive criminal history. His first federal conviction involved conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. In 2006, he was sentenced to over 15 years in prison and five years of supervised release. After completing that sentence, Meas was arrested again while on supervision for three additional firearms-related offenses. He pled guilty and received another prison term in 2015.
After his release in April 2021, Meas violated the terms of his supervised release. An arrest warrant was issued in August that year, and when U.S. deputy marshals apprehended him two months later, they found him with a Smith & Wesson 9 mm semiautomatic pistol as well as various drugs and drug paraphernalia.
In July 2024, Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Meas after discovering he had been selling methamphetamine at a motel parking lot on West I-65 Service Road in Mobile. When stopped by deputies after leaving the location, methamphetamine ice was found in his vehicle. Following his arrest and being read his rights, Meas admitted responsibility for distributing about 168 grams of methamphetamine ice.
Meas pled guilty to the recent charges earlier this year.
United States District Court Judge Kristi Dubose imposed the latest sentence and ordered ten years of supervised release following imprisonment. Conditions include testing and treatment for substance abuse and search provisions based on reasonable suspicion. The judge also ordered forfeiture of the firearm involved but did not impose a fine; instead, $200 in special assessments were required.
The United States Marshals Service and the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gloria Bedwell prosecuted the case.
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