Smith County Man Sentenced for Dealing Cocaine in East Texas
Posted/updated on: February 27, 2013 at 3:54 pm
TYLER — A Lindale man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking crimes in the Eastern District of Texas. Christopher Florence, 41, pleaded guilty last September to possession with intent to distribute cocaine. He was sentenced yesterday to 38 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis.
According to information presented in court, on January 27, 2011, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a residence on County road 141 in Overton, during which Florence was observed attempting to discard a semi-automatic pistol, $1,757 in cash and approximately 6.16 grams of cocaine base in the yard of the residence. Florence admitted to possessing the cocaine with the intent to distribute it to others in the area.
