Man accused again of meth distribution
TEXARKANA, Texas —A Texarkana man who was being supervised by federal officials following prison time for dealing meth is facing a new federal indictment for the same alleged conduct.
Roderick Tyrone Thurman, 40, is the only defendant named in a three-count indictment issued Wednesday in the Texarkana Division of the Eastern District of Texas.
Count one of the indictment accuses Thurman of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. Counts two and three accuse Thurman of possessing with the intent to distribute more than 50 grams of meth on Dec. 13, 2018 and Jan. 24, 2019.
At the time of his arrest in April 2019, Thurman was serving a five-year term of federal supervised release for meth distribution. Thurman was sentenced Aug. 28, 2015 to 41 months in federal prison with five years of supervised release to follow as part of a plea agreement inked in the same federal court where Thurman’s new charges are pending.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Hornok filed a motion seeking to revoke Thurman’s supervised release in April 2019. That motion is still pending.
When a defendant’s supervised release is revoked they may be ordered to serve additional time in federal prison.
The outcome of Thurman’s newest case could be impacted by his older one. Hornok filed a notice in the new case seeking to enhance the punishment range Thurman faces to a minimum of 15 years to life in prison. According to the notice, Thurman also faces the possibility of a fine up to $20 million and a term of supervised release of at least 10 years.
A date for Thurman to appear in court for arraignment on the new indictment has not been scheduled. Court records show Thurman is represented by Longview, Texas, lawyer Greg Waldron.