MARSHALL, Texas - U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown announced today that
three individuals have been arrested pursuant to a federal indictment charging
them with drug and firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
A
federal grand jury returned the 15-count indictment on Feb. 19, 2020, charging
Danny Brian Hernandez, 27; Ronald Charles Parker, 31; and Armando Ivan De La
Torre, 24, all of Marshall, with being involved in a conspiracy to traffic
methamphetamine in the area.
According to court documents, the defendants have been charged with one
count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, 13 counts of possession with
intent to distribute methamphetamine, and one count of carrying a firearm
during a drug offense. Hernandez,
Parker, and De La Torre were arrested today in Marshall. If convicted, the defendants face up to life
in federal prison.
This
case is the result of a joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Texas
Department of Public Safety; Marshall Police Department, and Harrison County
Sheriff's Office. The case is being
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lucas Machicek.
An
indictment is not evidence of guilt. All
defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
in a court of law.
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