A Canton man will serve 12 years in prison for his role as a supplier of methamphetamine in Cherokee County.

Trenton David McWhirter pleaded guilty July 1 in Cherokee County Superior Court to trafficking in methamphetamine and narcotics possession, Cherokee County authorities said Friday.

A judge sentenced McWhirter, 37, to 30 years, of which he will serve 12 years in prison.

Cherokee County authorities arrested McWhirter in February. He had about 7 ounces of methamphetamine, Ecstasy and other narcotics on his possession.

He had been on probation at the time for a prior meth arrest in 2004.

McWhirter cannot live in Cherokee County or its surrounding counties until the remainder of his sentence has expired.

The case was prosecuted by Cherokee District Attorney Garry Moss.

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Angie McBrayer, ex-wife of James Aaron McBrayer, leans her head on her son Sam McBrayer as she and her three children and two grandchildren (from left) Jackson McBrayer, 3, Piper Jae McBrayer, 7, Katy Isaza, and Jordan McBrayer, visit the grave of James McBrayer, Thursday, November 20, 2025, in Tifton. He died after being restrained by Tift County sheriff's deputies on April 24, 2019. His ex-wife witnessed the arrest and said she thought the deputies were being rough but did not imagine that McBrayer would die. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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