Daingerfield Man Guilty in Cold Pill Case
Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 4:43 pm
TYLER – A Morris County man pleads guilty in Tyler to federal violations involving methamphetamine manufacturing. Jimmy Ray Nix, Jr., 36, of Daingerfield, pleaded guilty to possession of pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine.
According to information presented in court, on April 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 February 2, 2010 charging Nix with federal drug violations. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison at sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set.
