Tag: Amarillo
Mason Allan McCarty, Meth Trafficking, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read Amarillo police busted a major methamphetamine operation on June 30, seizing 57 grams of the drug and two firearms from a motel room at the Traveler Motel. Mason Allan McCarty, 51, was detained and later indicted by a federal grand jury on July 23. The search warrant was executed after a…
Azaiah Nathaniel Zuniga-Valle, Unlawful Possession of a Machinegun, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read Azaiah Nathaniel Zuniga-Valle, a 20-year-old from Amarillo, Texas, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a machinegun after firing at a house party on March 22. The party, located on the 300 Block of South Mississippi Street, was filled with people when Zuniga-Valle recklessly fired an illegally altered fully automatic weapon. The…
Matthew Albert Tate, Child Sexual Abuse Material Transportation, Texas 2025
⏱ 2 min read A convicted sex offender, Matthew Albert Tate, 57, of Amarillo, Texas, was caught transporting child sexual abuse material in April 2025, after law enforcement initiated an investigation into child pornography trafficking from an IP address in the Amarillo area. Tate pleaded guilty in January 2026 and was sentenced on May 27,…
Nicholas Jade Herrmann, Sex Abuse, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read Nicholas Jade Herrmann, a 32-year-old former assistant wrestling coach at Tascosa High School in Amarillo, Texas, was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a 17-year-old student. The abuse occurred between January 2025 and the time of his arrest, when Herrmann exchanged explicit messages with the student and…
Selene Varela, Theft Concerning a Program Receiving Federal Funds, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read Selene Varela, a 41-year-old Amarillo woman, embezzled thousands of dollars from a federal program intended to provide relief during the COVID pandemic. Varela, who worked for the City of Amarillo in the Community Development Department, pleaded guilty on May 11, 2026, to a felony information charging Theft Concerning a Program Receiving…
Cameron Nesbitt, Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Pennsylvania 2023
A California man’s cross-country drug run ended in a Texas courtroom this week, with a jury slamming the door on Cameron Nesbitt and his nearly 100 pounds of methamphetamine. Nesbitt, 33, of Lancaster, CA, now faces a potential life sentence after being convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute the highly…
Erfan Salmanzadeh, Bomb Detonation, Texas 2024
Amarillo man sentenced to 11+ years in prison for using a WMD. Learn about the case, judge’s ruling, public safety concerns, and law enforcement response.
Cameron Nesbitt, Methamphetamine Trafficking, TX, 2026
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: NOLA Man Packed Heat & Poison: Fed Indictment SEE ALSO: AI Fraudster Bilks Millions from Spotify & Apple AMARILLO, TX – Cameron Nesbitt, 33, of Lancaster, California, is facing a lengthy federal sentence after a jury in Amarillo convicted him of hauling nearly 100 pounds of methamphetamine across state lines.…
Cameron Nesbitt, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Texas, 2025
⏱ 3 min read Cameron Nesbitt, 33, of Lancaster, California, is staring down a long stretch in federal prison after a Texas jury found him guilty of running nearly 100 pounds of methamphetamine across state lines. The bust went down August 2, 2025, in Oldham County, Texas, when a state trooper clocked his rental car…
