In nearby Manchester, a Coffee County man will serve nearly 22 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a number of drug offenses.

Brian Lee Fielding, a.k.a. "Bull", 35, was sentenced to serve 262 months in prison by the Honorable Curtis L. Collier, U.S. District Judge last Wednesday. Fielding pleaded guilty in March to a federal indictment charging him with, among other things, conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine.

According to information on file with the U.S. District Court, Fielding conspired with others to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Tennessee and elsewhere from January 2015 until at least September 2015. A Department of Justice press release stated his role in the conspiracy was to obtain meth for others to distribute in furtherance of the conspiracy.

As part of his plea agreement, Fielding admitted that he personally distributed one kilogram of methamphetamine in furtherance of the conspiracy. Fielding was also classified as a "career offender" under federal law, since he had two prior drug trafficking convictions, including a 2009 conviction for distribution of cocaine in Coffee County.

The federal judge hearing the case recommended that Fielding take part in a drug treatment program while in prison.

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