Marcellus Ross Corey-Parham, 27, of Pevely has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to six felony drug charges. Corey-Parham was found with illegal substances on March 5 in Arnold and in August 2017 in Crystal City, according to court documents.
He pleaded guilty Oct. 29 to first-degree drug trafficking, a class A felony, and three counts of delivery of a controlled substance, each one a class C felony, all stemming from the Arnold incident. He also pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a controlled substance, each one a class D felony, connected to the Crystal City arrest.
Jefferson County Div. 4 Circuit Judge Brenda Stacey sentenced Corey-Parham to 10 years for each of the felonies tied to the Arnold incident and six years for each of the charges stemming from the Crystal City incident. However, he will serve the sentences concurrently, or at the same time, court records show.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Corey-Parham on March 5 at Pear Tree Inn, 1201 Drury Lane, in Arnold because he was wanted on multiple warrants, the probable-cause statement in the case said.
During the arrest, deputies found a total of 118.5 pills in Corey-Parham’s jacket pocket, backpack and another bag. They also found a 9mm Springfield Armory Hellcat semi-automatic handgun, a CYA Supply Co. G43 and 14 9 mm rounds in the backpack, and there were bags of marijuana, a bag containing an unknown white substance and a digital scale in the backpack and other bag. He also had $810 and an iPhone XR when he was arrested, the report said.
He told investigators the pills were Percocet, Adderall and ecstasy, which he buys and sells. He said the white substance was cocaine, which was for personal use, and he also said the marijuana was for personal use, according to the report.
Corey-Parham said he purchased the Hellcat on Armslist, and he said the money deputies found was not from the sales of narcotics. Investigators said he had used the iPhone to arrange drug sales, the report said.
Jefferson County assistant prosecuting attorney Lindsay E. Whalen handled the cases.