Smith County Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking Violations
Posted/updated on: January 28, 2012 at 6:20 am
TYLER – A Tyler man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking in East Texas. Christopher Keith Browning, 29, pleaded guilty in January of last year to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine. He was sentenced in Tyler Thursday to 120 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Leonard E. Davis. Browning was also ordered to submit to forfeiture of firearms and $28,000 in currency and a $10,000 judgment.
According to prosecutors, on Oct. 12, 2010, Browning and his co-defendants possessed marijuana, crack cocaine and methamphetamine with intentions to distribute the drugs in East Texas. Browning admitted to being solely responsible for the distribution of more than 500 grams of crack cocaine throughout the East Texas area. Co-defendant Calvin Browning was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison on November 7, 2011. Co-defendant Latrice Whitaker was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison on Jan. 10, 2012. They had all been indicted by a federal grand jury on Jan. 5, 2011.
