A repeat drug trafficker with a long history of selling prescription narcotics has been sentenced to 40 years in prison following his conviction in the 435th District Court before Judge Patty Maginnis.
Reginald Tennarse, 48, was convicted on Nov. 4, 2025, of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver after a two-day trial prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Erin Delano and Misdemeanor Deputy Chief Jared Kennedy.
The case began when Officer Michael Maynard with the Splendora Police Department conducted a traffic stop on U.S. 59, a known corridor for narcotics trafficking. During the stop, Officer Jesse Slaughter deployed K9 Jim, who alerted to the odor of narcotics. A search of the vehicle revealed two vacuum-sealed bags containing more than 250 hydrocodone pills hidden under the dashboard behind the radio…