Houston Woman Guilty of Dealing Methamphetamine in East Texas

TYLER � A Houston woman, Lindsay Mason, 24, has pleaded guilty in Tyler to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The plea came Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love. According to federal prosecutors, on June 29, 2011, Mason agreed with others to acquire and distribute methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas and elsewhere. Mason was personally responsible for assisting in the possession of 49.3 grams of pure methamphetamine. A federal grand jury returned an indictment on February 27, 2013, charging Mason and three others with drug trafficking violations. Mason faces a minimum of five years in federal prison at sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set.