An Evansville man was sentenced to 11 years in prison today for having possession of crack cocaine in the Vanderburgh County Jail in 2015.
Dugniqio D. Forest, 21, was found guilty of Possession of Cocaine, a Level 4 felony, last month by a jury in Vanderburgh County Superior Court. Judge Richard D’Amour sentenced him to serve 11 years in the Indiana Department of Correction.
During the trial, the jury heard from a DNA expert who gave crucial testimony saying Forest’s DNA was found on the baggie of drugs.
Forest, who has a lengthy criminal history and is currently serving a federal sentence for a firearms conviction, was also sentenced to an additional two years in prison after he pleaded guilty today to Felon Carrying a Handgun, a Level 5 felony.
The two sentences will be served consecutively totaling 13 years.
