Over 30 individuals sentenced to federal prison following Angelina County drug trafficking investigation

BEAUMONT, Texas – Over 30 individuals have been sentenced to federal prison following a five-year investigation into drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr.

According to information presented in court, in 2019, law enforcement in Angelina County began investigating numerous individuals for trafficking methamphetamine into and through East Texas.  As of February 2025, over 30 individuals have been sentenced to federal prison for offenses including conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes, and other related offenses.  The investigation and prosecution of individuals from East Texas, Houston, and elsewhere, resulted in the dismantling of a drug trafficking organization that operated between Mexico, Houston, Angelina County, Tyler County, and other areas.

The following individuals were sentenced for various roles in the methamphetamine distribution conspiracy:

• Jesus Sanchez-Rueda, 33, of Houston – 360 months
• Jesse Canseco, 35, of Houston – 292 months
• Oscar Negrete, 26, of Humble – 68 months
• Adolfo Lopez-Lemus, 35, of Houston – 57 months
• Ryan Canseco, 35, of Houston – 120 months + 60 months for a firearms violation (for a total of 180 months)
• Jason Thompson, 44, of Lufkin – 210 months + 60 months consecutively for a firearms violation (for a total of 295 months)
• Krista Thompson, 38, of Lufkin – 95 months + 60 months for a firearms violation (for a total of 155 months)
• Rogers Williams, 31, of Houston – 135 months
• Edgar Reyes, 26, of Houston – 57 months
• Edwin Galicia, 26, of Houston – 150 months
• Joel Hernandez, Jr., 30, of Humble – 57 months
• Matthew Rogers, 43, of Houston – 70 months
• Robert Rogers, 68, of Woodville – 120 months + 60 months for a firearms violation (for a total of 180 months)
• Dustin Dauzart, 32, of Alexandria, LA – 140 months
• Everett Charles Lutz, 67, of Lufkin – 235 months
• Amanda Jane Lorentz, 37, of Lufkin – 235 months
• Kevin Edward Hughes, 30 of Lufkin – 120 months
• Aaron Dewberry, 52, of Lufkin – 120 months
• Charles Gregory Runnels, 46, of Zavalla – 137 months
• Richard Lyles, 44, of Lufkin – 84 months
• Shane Gammons, 44, of Lufkin – 96 months
• Andrea Bosley, 49, of Lufkin – 37 months
• Paul Smith, 62, of Lufkin – 77 months
• Joshua Gilpin, 37, of Lufkin – 121 months + 60 months consecutively for a firearms violation (for a total of 181 months)
• Martin Deanda, 32, of Houston – 121 months
• Lorenzo Hernandez, 24, of Houston – 121 months
• Larry Sanchez, 30, of Houston – 121 months
• Eric Copaus, 44, of Houston – 135 months
• Autumn Farley aka Autumn Sheppard, 30, of Houston – 57 months
• Santos Navarro, 50, of Houston – 130 months
• Fernando Arias, 26, of Humble – 87 months
• Lamarcus Morris, 38, of Houston – 235 months
• Luke Bridges, 49, of Missouri City – 235 months
• Brian Jones, 45, of Pensacola, FL – 48 months

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.  Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation-Lufkin; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; Angelina County Sheriff’s Office; Lufkin Police Department; Harris County Sheriff’s Office; Houston Police Department; and the Texas Department of Public Safety-Criminal Investigations Division.  These cases were prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren Gaston.                                                                                                                                  

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