A Wichita Falls woman who absconded after arrest on a federal felony drug charge has been sentenced to 136 months in federal prison.
Janis Hernandez, 31, of Electra and Killeen, Texas, pleaded guilty in June 2013 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
The indictment charged Hernandez and six other defendants with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Hernandez’s co-conspirators have also pleaded guilty and been sentenced:
- Anthony Rueben Johnston, 28, to 480 months (40 years) in federal prison
- Rachel Dawn Billen, 21, to 36 months
- Louis Griego, Jr., 44, to 168 months
- James Allen Holley, 34, to 142 months
- Christina Gail Thompson, 32, to 42 months
Hernandez admitted to distributing and facilitating the distribution of methamphetamine in Electra and Wichita Falls, Texas, between August and November 2012. Her co-conspirator, Darren Scott Murphy, Jr., supplied the methamphetamine. Hernandez also acted as an intermediary and broker to distribute methamphetamine in Wichita Falls and introduced others to Murphy so they could obtain methamphetamine from him. Hernandez allowed Murphy to distribute methamphetamine from her home in Electra.
The Texas Department of Public Safety, the Wichita Falls Police Department, the Wichita County District Attorney’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary F. Walters is in charge of the prosecution.
Hernandez was previously arrested on a federal felony drug charge. Her sentencing date was not specified. The Texas Department of Public Safety, the Wichita Falls Police Department, the Wichita County District Attorney’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case.
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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