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Jury finds man guilty on drug, firearms charges

By Greg Bebermeyer

11/24/2019

Dennis Neff ( Shawnee Co Sheriff's Office)

(KNZA)--A jury has convicted a Topeka man on federal drug trafficking and firearms charges.

U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister, in a news release, said 63-year-old Dennis Dean Neff was convicted Friday on one count each of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of the Holton Middle School, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of Meadows Elementary School in Topeka.

During trial, the prosecutor presented evidence that on Nov. 27, 2018, Neff was found at a residence in Holton. McAllister said he possessed nearly 74 grams of methamphetamine and a 9 mm Bersa pistol. On Feb. 12, 2019, he was arrested with 18 grams of methamphetamine and more than $6,300 in cash.

Sentencing will be set for a later date.

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