Louisiana Man Sentenced for Dealing Meth in East Texas
Posted/updated on: January 30, 2013 at 2:11 pm
TYLER – A 35-year-old Zwolle, Louisiana man has received a hefty federal prison for drug trafficking. Kinte Varness Garner pleaded guilty last August to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine. He was sentenced in Tyler to 262 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Michael H. Schneider. Garner was also ordered to submit to forfeiture of $5,000.
According to information presented in court, up until September 2011, Garner conspired with another person to acquire and distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine throughout the Tyler area. A federal grand jury returned an indictment on October 5, 2011, charging Garner with federal violations. Garner’s co-defendant, Camera Neal Holden, Jr., was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison on September 11, 2012.
