A thirty-three-year-old Stinnett Road, Summerville man has been sentenced to eight years in prison on a drug conviction.  Rickey Ferrell Ward pleaded guilty in Chattooga County Superior Court earlier this month to charges of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.  Ward is also a convicted sex offender.  He was convicted of statutory rape in February of 2019.  Ward also received twelve years of probation and has been ordered to pay $18,853.50 in fines.