United States Attorney James T. Jacks
Northern District of Texas

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2010
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DALLAS RESIDENTS SENTENCED FOR
RUNNING AN ELABORATE MARIJUANA GROWING OPERATION

DALLAS — Jason Chadwick Doze, 36, of Dallas, was sentenced this afternoon by U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis to 78 months in federal prison due to his leadership role in running an elaborate operation to cultivate and sell large quantities of marijuana plants. His brother, Roderick Curtis Doze, 40, was sentenced last month to 72 months in federal prison for his role in the scheme.

Today, Judge Solis also sentenced defendant Melody Dawn Pharris, 31, to 41 months in federal prison. Other defendants who pleaded guilty in the case, Jonathan Blake Senn, 32, and his wife, Stacey Lynn Senn, 34, were sentenced last month to 34 and 18 months, respectively, in federal prison. All of the above-named defendants pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 or more marijuana plants.

Defendant Nancy Harris, 60, pleaded guilty in September to conspiracy to commit money laundering; she is set to be sentenced on January 5, 2011. Another defendant remains a fugitive.

According to documents filed in the case, in December 2008, state and federal law enforcement officers executed search warrants at three houses in Dallas, located on Lathrop Drive, Pensive Drive and Wildflower Drive, which were being used to grow, harvest and package for distribution, marijuana plants. Law enforcement seized 980 marijuana plants, as well as equipment used in the illicit drug business, from these three houses.

It was the goal of the operation to harvest 192 plants at each location, four times per year. From summer 2005 to December 2008, approximately 4600 marijuana plants were grown at the three houses. The high-grade, hydroponic marijuana was being grown to sell at $5000 to $5200 per pound, and it was estimated that the cultivation operation yielded about 30 pounds per location, per harvest. According to these figures, the marijuana cultivation organization yielded the organization approximately $3.6 million from summer 2005 to December 2008.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gary Tromblay prosecuted.

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