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Federal Jury Convicts Wichita Falls, Texas
Man on Drug and Gun Charges

Defendant Faces Up to Life Imprisonment Without Parole

United States Attorney Richard B. Roper announced that yesterday a federal jury in Dallas convicted Clinton Ray Goswick, of Wichita Falls, Texas, for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Goswick will be sentenced by the Honorable Jerry Buchmeyer, United States Senior District Judge on September 22, 2006. He faces up to life imprisonment, without parole, for his crimes.

Goswick, age 46, and ten other men from the Wichita Falls area, were indicted for their part in a conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine in the Wichita Falls area. That indictment stemmed from a lengthy investigation conducted by state and federal authorities after evidence revealed that these men were responsible for manufacturing and distributing large quantities of the drug. The ten other defendants have all pled guilty to their involvement in the conspiracy and one of those defendants, Shannon Ray Long, 33, also of Wichita Falls, was sentenced in March to 30 years in federal prison without parole.

The government presented evidence at trial that investigators pieced together a series of acts and events involving these 11 conspirators that dated back to 2002, all showing these were more than just random isolated events, but rather that they were part of a comprehensive conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine. During the course of the investigation, investigators seized a large amount of chemicals, supplies, and equipment used to manufacture and distribute the methamphetamine.

The government also presented evidence that Goswick allowed others to manufacture methamphetamine in his garage, and investigators discovered chemicals and equipment in the garage that were used to manufacture the drug. Furthermore, Goswick was arrested on February 10, 2005, at the home of a co-conspirator in Cotton County, Oklahoma, where investigators discovered methamphetamine, as well as supplies, chemicals, and equipment used to make the drug, along with firearms used to protect their "cooks," manufacturing episodes.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the North Texas Regional Drug Enforcement Task Force. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Gary Tromblay.

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