MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) – A man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession with the intent to sell cocaine.

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced on Thursday that Johnnie Earl Bradley pled guilty.

In 2021, law enforcement began an investigation into an individual suspected of bringing drugs into Jackson on Interstate 55 while driving an 18-wheeler. Investigators said the individual then transported smaller quantities of the drugs into Canton in a passenger vehicle.

Investigators received a warrant that allowed them to place a tracker onto his passenger vehicle.

On December 22, 2021, a Madison County deputy stopped the vehicle on I-55 heading towards Canton. When the deputy approached the car, the deputy’s K9 alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle. During a search, the deputy found a bookbag containing various drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana.

According to Bramlett, the Mississippi Crime Lab confirmed it was 29.89 grams of cocaine, 2.52 grams of methamphetamine, and 47.96 grams of Tetrahydrocannabinol.

Bradley was charged with possession of 10-30 grams of cocaine with the intent to sale. Bramlett said Bradley admitted the drugs were his and pled guilty in Madison County Circuit Court.

Bradley was previously convicted of possession of 10-30 grams of cocaine in Rankin County Circuit Court.