U.S. Department
of Justice
United States Attorney Richard B. Roper
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
CONTACT: KATHY COLVIN |
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FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV/USAO/TXN |
PHONE: (214)659-8600
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FEDERAL JURY CONVICTS ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS, MAN IN The government presented evidence at trial that on April 12, 2006, Chaney distributed methamphetamine to a confidential source, and then again on April 18, 2006, he distributed 50 grams or more to the same confidential source. On or about April 12, 2006, the confidential source had a conversation with Chaney at an apartment complex in Red Oak, Texas. During the conversation, Chaney offered to sell methamphetamine to the confidential source. Later, Chaney, aided and abetted by other persons, distributed methamphetamine to the confidential source in exchange for $850 in a restaurant parking lot located in Glen Heights, Texas. On April 18, 2006, at the same apartment complex in Red Oak, Texas, Chaney negotiated the sale of a quarter-pound of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine to the confidential source in exchange for $3000. Later, Chaney, aided and abetted by other persons, distributed more than 100 grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine to the confidential source in exchange for $3000 in United States currency. ### |