TYLER, Texas – Two East Texas men have been sentenced to
federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of
Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
Keyonta Monquan Johnson, 24, of Reklaw, Texas, pleaded
guilty on Mar. 22, 2018, to distribution of methamphetamine near a playground
and was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison on Oct. 4, 2018, by U.S. District
Judge Ron Clark.
Devante Lee Johnson, 26, of Jacksonville, Texas, pleaded
guilty on May 22, 2018, to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine
on premises where children are present and was sentenced to 180 months in
federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Thad Heartfield.
Both defendants were indicted by a federal grand jury on
Oct. 18, 2017.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Ann
Cozby and investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cherokee County
Sheriff's Office, Texas Department of Public Safety, and Jacksonville Police
Department.
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