{"id":1376421,"date":"2024-12-13T23:33:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T05:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1376421"},"modified":"2024-12-17T04:30:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T10:30:24","slug":"man-sentenced-after-admitting-to-taking-meth-during-pursuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1376421","title":{"rendered":"Man sentenced after admitting to taking meth during pursuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/12\/2024-12-13_233242-199x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1376422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/12\/2024-12-13_233242-199x200.jpg 199w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/12\/2024-12-13_233242.jpg 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>HENDERSON COUNTY \u2014 According to our news partner KETK, an East Texas man, Daniel Richard Simpson, 38 of Malakoff, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after admitting to ingesting a \u201cblock of meth\u201d during police pursuit and tampering or fabricating with physical evidence.<\/p>\n<p>The Athens Police Department was dispatched to a Walmart Super Center in August 2021 in reference to two men suspected of shoplifting. Authorities approached the individuals, who at the time entered a black car in the parking lot. Simpson, the driver, was issued a criminal trespass warning for Walmart and learned that he had a warrant for his arrest for a parole violation. When Simpson learned of his active warrant, he reportedly fled through city limits of Athens and eventually lost control and slid into a ditch. Simpson reportedly admitted to officials he had ingested a \u201cblock of meth\u201d and had traveled around 38 miles with speeds up to 105 mph.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>During the sentencing hearing, the court heard of Simpson\u2019s lengthy criminal history spanning several decades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2005, he was sentenced to prison for indecency with a child,\u201d the Henderson County District Attorney\u2019s Office said. \u201cHe also has two felony convictions for forgery and two prison sentences for failure to comply with sex offender registration from Lamar and Dallas counties as well as numerous misdemeanor sentences.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HENDERSON COUNTY \u2014 According to our news partner KETK, an East Texas man, Daniel Richard Simpson, 38 of Malakoff, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after admitting to ingesting a \u201cblock of meth\u201d during police pursuit and tampering or fabricating with physical evidence. 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