A Jefferson City man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after authorities found a large amount of marijuana at his residence last March.
Ronald Russell , 59, of 126 Marshall St., pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.
Authorities served a search warrant at Russell 's residence and found a toolbox in a bedroom which had a shoebox containing about 44 grams of marijuana.
In a bedroom, they also found a gallon-size bag of marijuana with approximately 455 grams, or nearly one pound of marijuana.
A.32-caliber handgun was found under a pillow on a bed. Another small bag of marijuana was found in the living room, a partial box of sandwich bags, a digital scale and money.