Prison Terms in Drug Cases
Posted/updated on: January 8, 2011 at 5:53 am
MARSHALL – Two East Texans are going to prison for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine.
Chadwick Ray Howe, 23, of Avinger, pleaded guilty on September 22. He was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison on January 5, by U.S. District Judge T. John Ward. According to information presented in court, from June 2009 to April 2010, Howe conspired with others to manufacture methamphetamine by purchasing cold pills containing pseudoephedrine in Panola and Harrison counties in the Eastern District of Texas. A federal grand jury returned a 20-count indictment on May 6, 2010 charging Howe with federal drug violations.
And in a separate case, James Everett Scudday, 54, of Jefferson, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison on January 5, by U.S. District Judge T. John Ward. According to federal prosecutors, on November 15, Scudday purchased cold pills containing pseudoephedrine at a Wal-Mart and a Walgreens in Marshall. Texas. The purchases were made in furtherance of his drug manufacturing activities.
