AUSTIN – A man with multiple prior federal drug convictions has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after investigators say he was caught returning from Houston with two kilograms of methamphetamine intended for distribution in the Austin area.
James Everett McFarlin, 52, was sentenced Oct. 7 by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas announced the sentence in a case tied to the Homeland Security Task Force initiative.
According to court documents, McFarlin drove from Austin to a residence in Houston on May 31, 2025, and stayed for about six minutes before heading back to Austin. He was under investigation by Homeland Security Investigations and the Austin Police Department, the release said…