TYLER/SMITH COUNTY (KYTX) - A
37-year-old Brawley, Calif., man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug
trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney
John M. Bales today.
Hercel
Vernoy Shultz, III, pleaded guilty on Sep. 5, 2012, to possession with intent to
distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison
today by U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis.
According to information
presented in court, on Feb. 24, 2012, Shultz was arrested after he was found in
possession of over 400 grams of methamphetamine which was in his luggage at the
Amtrak train station in Longview, Texas. Before his arrest, Shultz had
been traveling from Yuma, Arizona to Longview.
Shultz
was indicted by a federal grand jury on Mar. 8, 2012 and charged with federal
drug trafficking violations
This case was investigated
by the Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA Task Force, Upshur County Sheriff’s
Office, Smith County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office and the Longview Police
Department. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Allen
Hurst.
