Longview Woman Guilty of Dealing Methamphetamine

TYLER – A Gregg County woman has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Cathy Dean Massie, 47, of Longview, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine Wednesday in Tyler in an appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith K. Guthrie.

According to prosecutors, from June 2007, Massie acquired methamphetamine from co-defendants who obtained it from sources in the Dallas area for distribution in East Texas. On May 6, 2008, Massie distributed methamphetamine to multiple people from her residence in Longview. She was indicted by a federal grand jury on November 4, 2008. Massie faces up to 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not been set.