A man from Shreveport, Louisiana, has been sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for drug trafficking offenses in the Eastern District of Texas. This was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr.
Darren Tremaine Jackson, aged 41, was found guilty at a trial in March 2024 for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. On March 12, 2025, U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker sentenced Jackson to 260 months in federal prison.
Court documents revealed that on February 13, 2020, Jackson and his co-defendant Gary Wayne Sepulvado were stopped by law enforcement officers for a traffic violation in Smith County. Officers detected a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle during the stop. A subsequent search uncovered a kilogram of methamphetamine. Sepulvado pleaded guilty to related charges on November 15, 2023, and is currently awaiting sentencing.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Smith County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ryan Locker and Dustin Farahnak prosecuted the case.