Morris County man sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas

MARSHALL, Texas – A Daingerfield man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

 

Reco Tyrone Hayes, 51, was convicted by a jury for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on September 28, 2026.

 

According to information presented in court, Hayes supplied more than a kilogram of methamphetamine to a street-level drug dealer for further distribution.  Hayes operated his drug business from a drug location in Daingerfield known as The Compound.

 

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

 

This case was investigated by the Texas Department of Public Safety – Criminal Investigations Division, and Daingerfield Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lucas Machicek and Dustin Farahnak.