Branson woman sentenced to 8 years in federal prison on meth charges
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A woman from Branson, Mo. was sentenced to federal prison on meth charges.
47-year-old April Rulo appeared at her sentencing hearing on Tuesday, March 7, at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau. Rulo was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
During her plea hearing in 2022, Rulo admitted to having 95 grams of meth that she had picked up from her supplier in Springfield, Mo. According to Rulo, she was delivering it to Piedmont to distribute to others.
On June 22, 2022, officers were alerted that Rulo was bringing several ounces of meth into Wayne County and that she would be delivering the drugs at a convenience store in Piedmont.
After a Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force officer stopped Rulo, she consented to a vehicle search.
Officers located four baggies of methamphetamine packaged for distribution, as well as marijuana and Hydrocodone pills.
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