Gregg County Man Guilty of Dealing Ecstasy

TYLER – A 31-year-old Longview man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in East Texas. Rickey Spratling pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute ecstasy yesterday in Tyler before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love. According to information presented in court, on May 7, 2011, Spratling was found in possession of ecstasy, which he intended to distribute. Spratling also admitted to possessing a gun during a drug trafficking crime. Spratling was indicted by a federal grand jury on October 5, 2011. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not been set.