GALVESTON, Texas — A 44-year-old La Marque resident has been sentenced for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Smith Henry Jones pleaded guilty on Feb. 17, 2022. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey V. Brown has now ordered Jones to serve 144 months in federal prison, to be immediately followed by five years of supervised release. The court also issued a final order of forfeiture for $60,000 in cash and a residential house with a lot valued at approximately $250,000.
Between February 2017 and February 2019, Jones managed a group of persons who distributed cocaine base, or “crack,” in the La Marque and Texas City areas…