Harrison County Woman Sentenced for Meth Violations

MARSHALL – A 33-year-old Karnack woman has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in a sweeping East Texas case. Shonda Michelle Jones Perry pleaded guilty on June 1 to possession of pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine. Perry was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison Tuesday in Marshall by U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap.

According to authorities, Perry was involved in a conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine in East Texas. The conspiracy involved defendants traveling to multiple pharmacies to purchase numerous boxes of cold pills containing pseudoephedrine which is used in the manufacture of methamphetamine. An 839-count federal indictment was returned on Feb. 1, charging Perry and 16 other co-defendants with federal drug crimes. Of those defendants, 14 have been convicted.