Columbia man charged in federal court with possession of meth, intent to distribute

A Columbia man was charged in federal court today with possessing methamphetamine to distribute.

According to an affidavit that identified Gary Deangelo Warren, 31, of Columbia as a supplier, an informant admitted to selling at least eight ounces of methamphetamine a day for the past two months.

Law enforcement instructed the informant to send text messages to Warren arranging to purchase eight ounces of methamphetamine.

Warren arrived at the meeting place with a plastic bag with 13 grams of suspected methamphetamine and a loaded semi-automatic pistol. Officers also found a plastic bag with 472 grams of methamphetamine inside a shoebox on the rear passenger floorboard of Warren’s vehicle.