Ex-Clemson baseball player turned drug dealer Bradley Felder buried nearly $2m in dirty cash

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Bradley Lewis Felder (pictured), 27,  pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to possess and intent to distribute and to distribute a quantity of 'molly' and marijuana

Bradley Lewis Felder (pictured), 27,  pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to possess and intent to distribute and to distribute a quantity of 'molly' and marijuana

A former Clemson outfielder pleaded guilty to federal drug charges after Drug Enforcement Administration agents dug up $2 million in cash buried on his family's farm.

Bradley Lewis Felder, 27, and his friend Everette 'Rhett' Carter Berry, 28, pleaded guilty to U.S. District Judge Terry L. Wooten on Wednesday.

Felder was arrested on August 31 and agents promptly seized $1,481.90 in cash, a loaded .45 caliber pistol and two watches valued at $64,000 and $46,356 and multiple cell phones.

Agents found photos of cash on the phones and in February the 27-year-old took the agents to his family's farm where they found $1,768,031 buried in bags. 

Felder and Berry have been charged with crimes including conspiracy to possess and intent to distribute and to distribute a quantity of 3,4-Methylenedioxyethylcathinone Hydrochloride (commonly known as 'molly') and at least 50 kilograms of marijuana, the The State  reported. 

Felder and Berry have yet to be sentenced but the maximum penalty they face is 20 years in prison. The could also face a fine of $1 million.

A DEA investigation began into the two men began 2013 for the importing and distribution of high-grade marijuana and molly in Richland and Lexington counties, South Carolina, according The State.

The marijuana was coming from northern California and the molly was coming from as far as China, investigators found.

Felder is a former outfielder for Clemson University. He was arrested on August 31 and agents seized $1,481.90 in cash and a loaded .45 caliber pistol

Felder is a former outfielder for Clemson University. He was arrested on August 31 and agents seized $1,481.90 in cash and a loaded .45 caliber pistol

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The former baseball player rented houses and apartments just to have the drugs shipped. 

Felder paid Berry and other friends to accept the shipments. 

Their payment came in the form of drugs or money. 

Nine packages were intercepted by DEA agents, which contained a kilo of molly. They also contained $150,000 of Felder's cash.

In February the 27-year-old took the agents to his family's farm where they found $1,768,031 buried in bags

In February the 27-year-old took the agents to his family's farm where they found $1,768,031 buried in bags

 

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