Meth-smuggling guard sentenced to 5 years in prison

KENANSVILLE — Dawan Dontra McKinzie, a former correctional officer at Neuse Correctional Institution in Goldsboro, was sentenced Tuesday to five years in federal prison and four years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute.

The 31-year-old Kenansville man admitted in May 2025 to…