Man Guilty in Cold Pill Case

TYLER – A 36-year-old Daingerfield man is the latest in a series of defendants to plead guilty in Tyler to federal violations involving methamphetamine manufacturing. Like the other defendants, Jimmy Ray Nix, Jr., pleaded guilty to possession of pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine.
According to information presented in court, on Apr. 27, 2009, Nix 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, all in furtherance of his methamphetamine manufacturing activities. A federal grand jury returned a 256-count indictment on Feb. 2, 2010 charging Nix with federal drug violations. Nix faces up to 20 years in federal prison at sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set.