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Date: 11-15-2019

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United States of America v. James L. Morgan

Case Number: 5:17-cr-00027-RWS-CMC

Judge: Robert W. Schroeder, III

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Bowie County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Allen Hurst, Jonathanm R. Hornok and Graham Jones

Defendant's Attorney:


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Description: Texarkana, TX - The United States of America charged James L. Morgan with drug trafficking.

A 44-year-old Chicago, Illinois, man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas.

James L. Morgan was found guilty on Apr. 26, 2019, of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm following a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III. Morgan was sentenced to 160 months in federal prison by Judge Schroeder.

According to information presented in court, on Sep. 28, 2017, Morgan was stopped by Texas DPS troopers on IH-30 near Mt. Pleasant, Texas, for failing to maintain a single lane of traffic. During the traffic stop, Morgan fled on foot while a passenger, Antonio Alexander Lee, got back in the vehicle and drove away before being stopped by spike strips in Bowie County, Texas. Morgan was apprehended on a rural county road after crossing all lanes of IH-30 on foot and a barbed wire fence. A search of the vehicle revealed more than 75 grams of actual methamphetamine, a loaded firearm, a digital scale and approximately one gram of heroin. Further investigation revealed Morgan was a convicted felon and prohibited from owning or possessing firearms or ammunition. Morgan and Lee were indicted by a federal grand jury on Oct. 18, 2017.

Lee pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess a controlled substance and was sentenced to 94 months in federal prison on Aug. 21, 2018.

This case was investigated by the Texas Department of Public Safety, Criminal Investigation and Highway Patrol Divisions; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; Titus County Sheriff’s Office; Bowie County Sheriff’s Office; and the Cass County District Attorney’s Office.


Charges:


CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE (Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine)
(2s)

UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC. (Felon in Possession of a Firearm)
(4s)

Outcome: 11/14/2019 156 Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Robert W. Schroeder III:Sentencing held on 11/14/2019 for James L Morgan (2), Count(s) 1s, 3s, Found not guilty by a jury; Count(s) 2s, 160 months imprisonment,Count 4s 120 months imprisonment, terms to run concurrently; 8 years supervised release on Count 2s and 3 years supervised release on Count 4s, terms to run concurrently; $200 special assessment. (Court Reporter Anna Lafrenz) (bas) (Entered: 11/14/2019)
11/14/2019 157 JUDGMENT as to James L Morgan (2), Count(s) 1s, 3s, Found not guilty; Count(s) 2s, 160 months imprisonment; 8 years supervised release; $100 special assessment; Count(s) 4s, 120 months imprisonment; 3 years supervised release; $100 special assessment; all terms to run concurrently. Signed by District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III on 11/14/2019. (slo, ) (Entered: 11/14/2019)
11/14/2019 158 SEALED Statement of Reasons re 157 Judgment. (slo, ) (Entered: 11/14/2019)

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