TYLER, Texas – A 44-year-old Longview, Texas, man has been
convicted of federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of
Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown and FBI Special Agent in Charge
Matthew J. DeSarno of the Dallas Field Office today.
Correy James Rider was found guilty by a jury of conspiracy
to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute
methamphetamine and crack cocaine. The
verdict was reached today following a two-day trial before U.S. District Judge
Jeremy D. Kernodle.
According to information presented in court, Rider was
indicted together with several co-defendants on charges related to the
distribution of methamphetamine and crack cocaine in the Gregg County
area. On different occasions, Rider sold
methamphetamine to an informant in 2017 and possessed methamphetamine and crack
cocaine with intent to distribute it from a Longview, Texas motel room in 2018.
“Federal law enforcement is active in East Texas,” said
United States Attorney Brown. “We are
working with our state and local partners to move against drug dealers, large
and small. It does not pay in the long
run for people to get involved in the drug trade.”
Under the federal statute, Rider faces from 10 years to life
in federal prison at sentencing. The
maximum statutory sentence prescribed by Congress is provided here for
information purposes, as the sentencing will be determined by the court based
on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after
the completion of a presentence investigation by the U.S. Probation Office.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Gregg County Organized Drug Enforcement (CODE) Unit and the
Texas Department of Public Safety and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys
Lucas Machicek and Ryan Locker.
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