North Carolina man pleads guilty to meth and gun charge

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ROANOKE (WSLS 10) - A North Carolina man who traveled from North Carolina to Caroll County to sell meth pleaded guilty to federal drug and firearms charges on Monday morning

Mack Daniel Barton, 37 of Laurel Hill, N.C. pleaded guilty to one county of possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and one count of possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime.

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"Methamphetamine continues to ravage communities all throughout Southwest Virginia and remains a top priority for law enforcement across the Commonwealth," United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. said.

According to evidence presented at the hearing by Assistant United States Attorney Ashely B. Neese, Barton traveled from N.C. to Carroll County to sell methamphetamine to what he thought was a customer. It was actually confidential information for law enforcement. During this transaction, Barton was arrested and found to be in possession of a firearm.

The investigation of the case was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Virginia State Police, the Carroll County Sheriff Office, the Grayson County Sheriff's Office and the Galax Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Ashely B. Neese prosecuted the case for the United States.