53 year-old Donald Eric McRoy of Biloxi pled guilty earlier this week, on the second day of his trial, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin.
On four separate occasions in 2016, McRoy sold, directly or indirectly, quantities of heroin to an individual acting in an undercover capacity. The investigation also revealed that McRoy was obtaining large quantities of heroin from a dealer in the Atlanta, Georgia area.
McRoy will be sentenced on November 2nd and faces a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine.