A Dallas resident has been convicted of federal drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
Deldrick Damond Lewis, 40, was found guilty by a jury of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The verdict followed a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant III on August 6, 2025.
Court records show that Lewis was identified as a supplier during an investigation into drug trafficking activities in Grayson County. Evidence presented at trial indicated that Lewis sold about 490 grams of methamphetamine in one transaction. Prosecutors also introduced material from Lewis’ social media accounts, text messages, and other data retrieved from his cellular phones.
Lewis could face up to life in federal prison at sentencing. However, the actual sentence will be determined by the court based on advisory guidelines and statutory factors after a presentence investigation by the U.S. Probation Office.
The investigation involved several agencies: the FBI, Texoma Narcotics and Violent Crime Task Force, Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, Sherman Police Department, and Dallas Police Department SWAT Team. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Maureen Smith and Stevan Buys prosecuted the case.
