A former Newton County sheriff's deputy who prosecutors said sold marijuana from his marked patrol vehicle while in uniform has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing a firearm during a drug transaction.
According to United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates, Darrell Mathis sold various quantities of marijuana to a confidential source who was working with the FBI as well as to an undercover FBI agent from May 2013 to September 2013.
Mathis, 41, of Lithonia, was arrested on Sept. 19 when he met with the undercover FBI agent while in possession of one pound of marijuana. He was convicted on Dec. 6 after entering a guilty plea.
"Mathis abandoned his oath as a deputy sheriff, and chose the life of a drug dealer," Yates said. "His decision to violate the law also violated the trust the public places in law enforcement."
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