BEAUMONT, Texas — A Beaumont man has been sentenced to federal prison over drug conspiracy charges.
Patrick Dwayne Gipson, 38, pleaded guilty on March 2, 2022, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston with the Eastern District of Texas.
Gipson was sentenced to 119 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone on February 14, 2023.
On February 6, 2020, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a Beaumont residence controlled by Gipson and others.
Through the investigation, law enforcement seized thousands of pills, appearing to be ecstasy, that contained meth, according to court records.
Gipson is the last defendant of the conspiracy to be sentenced.
In early February, Travion Dewayne Parkerson was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison. Wendall James Kirtman was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison and Kobe Jashawn Grimes was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison.
Beaumont Police Narcotics, Special Assignments, SWAT and K-9 Units first executed the search warrant in the 4000 block of Buffalo Avenue and arrested Gipson, Kirtman and Parkerson.
This was considered a high risk search warrant because the suspects had surveillance equipment, extensive criminal history and known weapons were on scene, according to a previous news release from the Beaumont Police Department.
Investigators found a large amount of narcotics and evidence at the residence.
This included about 380 grams of suspected MDMA, several pounds of marijuana, liquid THC and various prescription pills and over 16 gallons of Promethazine.
Four loaded handguns were also found inside the house, including one .38 revolver, one .357 magnum revolver, one FN 5.7 and one Bersa .380.
A large amount of cash was found throughout the house stored in different locations.
All of this evidence was seized by law enforcement.
