Released by the U.S. Attorney's Office
TYLER/SMITH COUNTY (KYTX) - A 39-year-old Longview man has been sentenced
to 40 years in federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the
Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
Spencer
Garod Elam was convicted by a jury on Oct. 3, 2012, of conspiracy to
possess with intent to distribute hydrocodone, two counts of possession
of a firearm during a drug trafficking
crime, felon in possession of a firearm, and use of a communications
facility to facilitate a felony. Elam was sentenced to a total of 480
months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Leonard E. Davis.
According
to information presented in court, Elam was arrested on May 16, 2011
following a lengthy investigation into
a drug trafficking enterprise in Gregg County, Texas. A federal grand
jury returned an indictment on May 11, 2011, charging 13 Longview
residents, including Elam, with multiple drug and gun violations.
This
case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the
Bureau of Alcohol, tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Gregg County
C.O.D.E.
Unit, the Gregg County Sheriff's Office and the Longview Police
Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard L. Moore.
