Women Sentenced in Cold Pill Case

TYLER � Two Gilmer women have been sentenced to federal prison for drug violations. It’s part of a sweeping case involving alleged methamphetamine trafficking. Sarina Cherea Danner, 22, pleaded guilty on July 14 to possession of pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine. She was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Michael Schneider. Sharon Kay Marsh, 47, pleaded guilty on July 15 to the same charge. She was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison by Judge Schneider.

According to information presented in court, the defendants were involved in a methamphetamine manufacturing and distribution criminal enterprise in the East Texas area and traveled to multiple pharmacies to purchase numerous boxes of cold pills containing pseudoephedrine in order to manufacture large quantities of methamphetamine for personal use and distribution to others. Danner and Marsh were indicted with 16 co-defendants on May 5 and charged with federal drug trafficking crimes.