Source: Office of United States Attorneys
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 45-year-old Corpus Christi man has been sentenced to federal prison for possession with intent to distribute meth in Corpus Christi, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Jose Humberto Morales pleaded guilty Oct. 24, 2024.
U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos has now ordered Morales to serve 130 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by five years of supervised release. At the hearing, the court considered additional evidence of Morales’ lengthy criminal history dating back to 1996 and including more than 10 state convictions for burglary. In handing down the sentence, the court noted the serious and recidivist nature of his criminal behavior.
On May 5, 2023, law enforcement observed Morales, an identified gang member they knew to have active arrest warrants, on the street outside a residence in Corpus Christi. They arrested him on those warrants and was found to have three separate baggies containing meth.
He possessed a total of over 50 grams of meth.
Morales was later recorded on a jail call admitted the meth was intended for distribution.
Morales will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.
Homeland Security Investigations and Corpus Christi Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Martin prosecuted the case.