Man Guilty of Drug Charges

TYLER – A 28-year-old Longview man has pleaded guilty in Tyler to federal drug violations. Leslie Dewayne Butler pleaded guilty to possession of pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine. Authorities say on Jan. 10, 2009, Butler purchased cold pills containing pseudoephedrine at a Walgreens in Longview in addition to making four other purchases that same day at other stores in the area, as well as numerous other purchases at other stores on other days. According to authorities, it was all in furtherance of his methamphetamine manufacturing activities. A federal grand jury returned a 256-count indictment against Butler on Feb. 2, 2010. Butler faces up to 20 years in federal prison at sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set.