Released by U.S Attorney, Eastern District:
TYLER, TX - A 50-year-old Deberry, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison
for drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S.
Attorney John M. Bales.
Jimmie Gaston Langston pleaded
guilty on Apr. 3, 2012, to possession of pseudoephedrine with the intent to
manufacture methamphetamine and the manufacture of methamphetamine on premises
where children are present and was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison
today by U.S. District Judge Michael H. Schneider.
According to information presented
in court, Langston purchased cold pills containing pseudoephedrine at a CVS
store in Marshall, Texas, as well as additional purchases in Shreveport, LA,
with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine.
The manufacturing of the methamphetamine took place at Langston's
residence where one or more young children were present at the time. Langston was indicted by a federal grand jury
on May 11, 2011.