FORT WORTH, Texas — A Haltom City man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
Nathan Bryant Cooper, 36, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor to 120 months in federal prison terms for his role in the methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
Coomer has been in custody since his arrest in September 2015 on a related federal criminal complaint. He pleaded guilty in November 2015 to one count of conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
Last month, several co-conspirators in the case received lengthy federal prison sentences, including Winfred Morgan Trammel, 39, of Breckenridge, Texas, who was sentenced to 262 months, Larry Hawkins, 59, of Wichita Falls, Texas, who was sentenced to 180 months, Jackie Lynn Watters, 50, of Fort Worth, Texas, who was sentenced to 180 months, Matthew Rutledge, 33, of Fort Worth, Texas, who was sentenced to 324 months, and Joel Prickett, 37, of Fort Worth, Texas, who was sentenced to 160 months.
A total of 29 defendants were charged in the case; 28 have been convicted, and most of those have been sentenced.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Fort Worth Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn Smith was in charge of the prosecution.
Nathan Bryant Cooper, who previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, will serve his 10-year sentence at a federal prison to be determined by the Bureau of Prisons.
Coomer’s sentencing is a significant blow to the methamphetamine distribution conspiracy that has plagued the North Texas region for years.
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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