BATON ROUGE — A man arrested in Livingston Parish in January on drug charges has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Sedrick Skinner, 37, was arrested on Jan. 22 during a traffic stop near Juban Road in Denham Springs.

According to federal prosecutors, two pounds of meth were found in the spare tire compartment under a dog kennel in the back of Skinner's vehicle. 

In addition to his 10 years in prison, Skinner was also sentenced to five years of supervised release.