Dallas man sentenced to 95 months in prison for methamphetamine distribution conspiracy

SHREVEPORT, La. – Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a man from Dallas was sentenced Thursday to 95 months in prison for conspiring with two other Dallas residents to distribute methamphetamine in the Shreveport/Bossier City area.

Robert Marcus Montes, 38, of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote on one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. He was also sentenced to four years of supervised release. According to the February 22, 2017 guilty plea, law enforcement agents identified co-defendants Humberto Vega, 37, and Dawn Nicole Martinez, 34, both of Dallas, planning to distribute methamphetamine in the Shreveport-Bossier City area. Agents observed the defendants visiting a Shreveport Casino on September 11, 2016 with Montes. They were later arrested, and Montes’ car was searched. Agents found approximately 331 grams of methamphetamine inside a shoe box in the car’s trunk.

Vega and Martinez were sentenced on the conspiracy charge on April 26, 2017 to 87 months and 70 months in prison respectively. They were also sentenced to three years of supervised release.

The DEA and the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon B. Brown prosecuted the case.