A former Vicksburg business owner was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison for a drug conviction.

Arthur Davis, 37, once the owner of Wingo’s in the Pemberton Square mall, was handed a 120-month sentence by U.S. District Judge David Bramlette in Natchez, a spokesman in Bramlette’s office said. Davis had pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute March 18.

On Tuesday, Davis was further ordered by Bramlette to pay a $2,500 fine and to be placed on five years of supervised release following prison time.

Davis was arrested Nov. 7, in the mall parking lot by agents of a Drug Enforcement Agency task force with assistance from Vicksburg police. The arrest was based on a federal warrant.

Vicksburg Police Chief Tommy Moffett said the arrest was the result of an investigation that spanned several months. When he was arrested, narcotics were found in Davis’ vehicle, Moffett said.

Moffett also said he believed Davis had been selling drugs out of the fast-food restaurant.

Davis was previously convicted of possession of cocaine in 2002. For that conviction, Davis was placed on probation, which he violated less than 6 months later. Davis was then handed a 3-year sentence.

Wingo’s is still operating at Pemberton Square, but under different ownership, a spokesman for the mall said.

Also sentenced in Natchez Tuesday was 54-year-old Charles Price, who was handed a 292-year prison term for his involvement in the “Tyler Organization.” The drug cartel had been described by local authorities as the No. 1 crack cocaine distributor in Vicksburg.

Price was one of nine people arrested in a June 2007 multi-agency drug sweep. So far the group as a whole has been handed 1,039 months of federal prison time, including the 292 months given to the drug enterprise’s leader, Michael Tyler, 35. Only John Dillard, 62, has not been sentenced.