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CAIRO, Ga. (WALB) - A Cairo man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after being caught distributing methamphetamine twice while on federal supervised release for a prior drug felony, according to the Department of Justice.

Chief U.S. District Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner sentenced Frederick Dewayne Donald, 37, to 180 months in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, on Feb. 26.

Donald pleaded guilty Nov. 13, 2025, to two counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Prior conviction

Donald’s sentence also includes revocation of his supervised release stemming from a Nov. 12, 2020, conviction in the Middle District of Georgia on one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, for which he was sentenced to 96 months in prison.

Donald had been on federal supervised release since June 21, 2023.

First arrest

According to court documents and statements referenced in court, a Georgia State Patrol trooper pulled Donald over Dec. 18, 2023, for making an improper U-turn. The trooper observed that Donald’s hands were shaking and smelled marijuana coming from the car.

A search of the vehicle turned up 151 grams of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, oxycodone and amphetamine pills in the center console, along with a digital scale. Donald resisted arrest before the trooper took him into custody.

Second arrest

On Nov. 11, 2024, a Grady County Sheriff’s Office deputy pulled Donald over during a traffic stop and saw multiple bags in the driver’s door. Donald was arrested for driving without a license.

Police found 448 grams of methamphetamine, three digital scales and several empty bags commonly used to package drugs in Donald’s car.

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