Henderson Man Gets Prison Time in Crack Case
Posted/updated on: July 20, 2011 at 3:50 pm
TYLER – A Rusk County man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking. Kylon Jeffery Henson, 22, of Henderson, pleaded guilty on March 23 to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. He was sentenced yesterday to 60 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Leonard E. Davis. According to federal authorities, beginning in September 2009, Henson possessed approximately 181 grams of cocaine base, also referred to as crack cocaine, with intentions to distribute it in the East Texas area. Henson was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 2, 2011, and charged with federal drug trafficking violations.
