US EditionFormer Beaumont Correctional Officer Gets 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine
Martel Devante Gilliam pleaded guilty to smuggling methamphetamine, cocaine, synthetic marijuana, cash, and a pistol into the Beaumont federal prison, receiving a 10-year sentence.
- On March 11, 2026, U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone sentenced Martel Devante Gilliam, 22, of Beaumont, to 120 months for drug smuggling into a federal prison.
- Investigators flagged Gilliam in March 2024 after FCC Beaumont identified him as a potential narcotics source, and a K-9 unit alerted to drugs on his vehicle during an open-air sniff on March 8, 2024.
- A vehicle search found 125 grams of methamphetamine, 28 grams of cocaine, 459 grams of synthetic marijuana, $5,700 cash, vacuum-sealed tobacco and marijuana, and a pistol.
- U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs announced the decade-long sentence in the Eastern District of Texas, with the FBI, Bureau of Prisons, and Jefferson County Sheriff's Office investigating and Assistant U.S. Attorney Russell James prosecuting.
- As part of a nationwide DOJ push, Operation Take Back America marshals resources against transnational criminal organizations and cartels to repel illegal immigration and violent crime.
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Texas Prison Guard Traded Badge For Meth: Gets 10 Years In Federal Lockup - Tampa Free Press
A federal correctional officer from Beaumont is heading to the other side of the bars after being caught with a stash of drugs and a firearm in his car at work. Martel Devante Gilliam, 22, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone. The sentence follows […] Texas Prison Guard Traded Badge For Meth: Gets 10 Years In Federal Lockup
10 years in federal prison for former CBP agent for trafficking, smuggling plea
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - Manuel Perez Jr. a former CBP agent was sentenced by a federal judge to 10 years in federal prison, to forfeit any assets derived from the crimes and pay a $300 special assessment fee which was waved by the court due to his inability to pay, according to the judgement document. Perez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine; one count of conspiracy to br…
Former Beaumont correctional officer gets 10 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine
A former correctional officer has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after admitting to trafficking methamphetamine connected to a federal prison in Southeast Texas, prosecutors said.
Beaumont federal prison correctional officer sentenced for selling meth behind bars
A correctional officer has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.Martel Devante Gilliam, 22, of Beaumont, plea
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