Jabari Raheim Daye looked back at his sobbing sister and put his head down in disappointment as his guilty verdict was read Thursday in Iredell County Superior Court.

The verdict was the result of four hours of deliberations, during which heated conversations could be heard from outside the jury room as jurors decided the fate of Daye, 37.

Daye was found guilty of intent to manufacture sell or deliver marijuana, felony maintaining a dwelling to keep or sell controlled substances and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The jury found him not guilty on a charge of possession of a firearm by a felon. And before sentencing, Judge Julia Gullett dismissed a count of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Daye was sentenced to between 76 to 116 months in prison and ordered to complete a drug treatment program. Daye’s sentence was increased because he pleaded guilty to being a habitual felon immediately following the drug conviction.

“I’ve never had a father figure, I’ve made a lot of wrong decisions and had a job for four years with Tyson Foods,” Daye told Gullett, his voice shaking, before being led away. “It took me a long time to get someone to hire me, but I messed it up.”