U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Convicted Felon Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Federal Prison
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas
Dallas woman sentenced to 12.5 years in federal prison for drug and firearm charges, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Danette Ozuna, 48, was indicted in October 2022 and she pleaded guilty in September 2023 to one count each of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Ms. Ozuna was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr.
According to court documents, in March 2022 a confidential informant made multiple purchases of methamphetamine from Ms. Ozuna at the Star Motel located in Dallas. Following those purchases, in May 2022 law enforcement executed a search warrant at the hotel and located Ms. Ozuna in the hotel room. While she was being taken into custody, Ms. Ozuna told officers there was a handgun under the pillow of the bed.
During the search, officers located a handgun, drug ledger, bank bag containing $7,006 in cash and a red bag containing methamphetamine. Additional methamphetamine was located in the nightstand drawer.
At the sentencing hearing, prosecutors discussed a sign in the hotel room that listed rules for drug purchases:
Please Read First!
1) I don’t want to do no fronts, and if I do the price goes up!
2) You only get a price break when 4 and up
3) If you Owe me money you will not get more until Debt is cleared.
4) price went up on me So goes up for you too!
4 - 650
1 - 175.00
½ - 125.00
7 - 80.00
8 Ball - 50
Teen - 30
Anything above that 150 piece
5) what you have $ for is what you will get - ne extra, No fronts
I have too much money out and I have my own Bills to pay!
If you ask after Reading this you will Be directed back to read it Over again!
No exceptions! Thank you!
Ms. Ozuna was convicted on April 2, 2014 of a crime in the 86th Judicial District Court of Kaufman County and was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. That conviction made it a federal crime for her to possess a firearm.
The Drug Enforcement Administration, Kaufman County Sheriff’s Department, and the Dallas Police Department conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney George Leal prosecuted the case.
Contact
Erin Dooley
Public Affairs Officer
214-659-8707
erin.dooley@usdoj.gov
Updated February 15, 2024
Topic
Drug Trafficking