A Bemidji man faces two years in prison after pleading guilty to selling an undercover informant imitation methamphetamines three separate times in Grand Forks.
According to a court affidavit, Joshua James Tody, 28, sold an "eightball," or 3.5 grams to the informant for $450 on June 9; the actual amount weighed only 1.75 grams.
In subsequent deals on June 14 and 16, he sold the same informant 4.25 grams for $450 and 9 grams for $900, respectively.
The drugs were tested at the state lab and found to be methylenedioxyprovalerone, a synthetic drug with the same effect as meth or cocaine.
Tody's plea agreement covers 11 charges, including six felonies. Three of the felonies are for the sale. He was sentenced Tuesday in Grand Forks County District Court.
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For two years after his release, he will face a suspended sentence of two years in prison. He will also get credit for 140 days served and must pay $500 in court fees and $1,800 in restitution to the task force.
Other felony charges in the plea deal include bail jumping, possession of Clonazepam and possession of meth paraphernalia.
