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Federal inmate sentenced for trafficking methamphetamine in prison

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Texas

BEAUMONT, Texas – A federal inmate has been sentenced to additional time in federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

Kerry Wayne Feaster, 49, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone on July 21, 2025.

According to information presented in court, on August 14, 2024, a correctional officer at the federal prison in Beaumont conducted a search of Feaster, an inmate at the prison.  The search revealed a black package in Feaster’s gym bag containing 52.488 grams of methamphetamine.

This case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rachel Grove.

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Updated July 21, 2025
Topic
Drug Trafficking
Components
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
USAO - Texas, Eastern

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