A Roanoke Rapids man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for charges related to the sale of narcotics and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. 

On November 4, Danny Steven Bryant Jr., 33, pleaded guilty to 13 charges, including nine drug-related charges and four counts of possession of a firearm by a felon.

According to court documents and other information presented in court, in June 2021, the Nash County Sheriff’s Office began investigating Bryant for narcotics and firearms sales.

Investigators with the NCSO, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Roanoke Rapids Police Department, and the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office conducted multiple controlled purchases from Bryant from June through November of 2021 for methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and several firearms, including one .223 AR-15 and two high capacity magazines capable of firing 100 rounds of ammunition, a .22 caliber revolver, and two .38 caliber revolvers.

Bryant is a convicted felon, having previous convictions for unlawful wounding and felon in possession of a firearm.

Daniel P. Bubar, acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan. 

Assistant U.S. attorneys Julie A. Childress and Katherine S. Englander prosecuted the case.