A city man is facing a state prison sentence of at least 10 years after pleading guilty to drug and gun charges.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office on Friday said 38-year-old Douglas Beardsley pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard Arcara to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of firearms.

Between September 2018 and January 2019, Beardsley allegedly bought, sold and distributed heroin and methamphetamine for profit in the Jamestown area. This was done, U.S. Attorney Trini Ross announced, “utilizing several co-conspirators, associates and runners as well as Facebook and various electronic devices to operate his drug trafficking activities.

“Beardsley also distributed large amounts of methamphetamine to numerous other individuals in the Jamestown area.”

During the conspiracy, Beardsley reportedly utilized residences on Linden and Forest avenues in Jamestown for the drug trafficking.

In January 2019, investigators executed a search warrant at the Forest Avenue residence, recovering two firearms, ammunition, $296, quantities of crystal methamphetamine, a digital scale and other drug paraphernalia. Throughout the conspiracy, Beardsley allegedly obtained about $112,000 in monetary proceeds from drug trafficking.

In March 2005, March 2009 and February 2013, Beardsley was convicted on various charges in Chautauqua County Court, including drug possession, attempted burglary, and driving while intoxicated, and is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm.

The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Friday. Sentencing is scheduled for May 30, 2023, before Arcara.

The plea is the result of an investigation by the Jamestown Police Department and the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; and the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff James Quattrone.