A 40-year-old Beloit man is sentenced to nine years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing crack cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

According to a news release, in August of last year, local law enforcement were planned to execute a search warrant on Eshawn M. Reed’s Janesville home when Beloit Police attempted to stop the vehicle he was driving.

Reed fled the scene and was arrested later while walking away from his car.

Inside the vehicle officers found baggies of crack and marijuana and more than $20,000 in cash.

At the time of Reed’s arrest her was on supervision for three prior felonies.

The charges against Reed were the result of an investigation conducted by the Janesville, City of Beloit, and Town of Beloit Police Departments, the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.