GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) – Two former managers for the Economy Inn in Bay St. Louis were sentenced for their involvement in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

Prosecutors said Pernell Robert Galloway, 54, was sentenced to 131 months in prison, and Cassie Louise McKenzie, 42, was sentenced to 115 months in prison.

According to court documents, in 2023, agents began investigating drug activity at the Economy Inn located on U.S. Highway 90. Agents received information that Galloway and McKenzie were managers at the hotel but also selling drugs from the hotel.

Prosecutors said law enforcement began doing controlled purchases of methamphetamine from the duo.

On or about June 8, 2023, a search warrant was executed at the Economy Inn where Galloway and McKenzie were located. During the search, agents located an additional 14 grams of what field tested positive for methamphetamine in two separate bags. Agents also located a firearm, digital scales, and additional unused distribution baggies.

Galloway and McKenzie were indicted by a federal grand jury and they subsequently pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office.