Jerry S. Moore, district attorney, announced Tuesday that Gregory Allen Fair, 40, of Sallisaw pleaded guilty to manufacturing a controlled dangerous substance and possession of methamphetamines with intent to distribute. Fair was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Fair was on probation for previous drug charges when Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Derek Griffey stopped Fair for a traffic violation and discovered methamphetamines in the vehicle with Fair.

Griffey reported that on Aug. 20 he stopped a white Toyota pickup truck near the intersection of Wheeler and Cherokee Avenues in Sallisaw after he observed an expired license plate.

Griffey said he approached the driver and told him the reason for the stop. Griffey asked the driver, who identified himself as Fair, to have a seat with him in his patrol car so he could issue him a warning for the expired tag.

Griffey said while he was writing the warning he noticed Fair was unable to sit still and was behaving in an odd manor.

According to the report Fair told Griffey that he had used meth that morning by injecting it. Griffey then told Fair that he could not safely operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of methamphetamine and Fair agreed.

While searching the vehicle Griffey found five clear plastic bags containing what appeared to be methamphetamine and two plastic bags containing marijuana.

Sallisaw Police Officer Tucker Martens arrived on scene and searched Fair. Martens found a clear bag containing coffee filters with a white powdery substance in Fair’s crotch area. Martens also discovered a lithium battery, seven used syringes and two clear plastic bags with white powdery residue.