April 24, 2024 - A Shreveport, LA, woman has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs.
Shatoya Doggett, 33, pleaded guilty to an Information charging her with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and aiding and abetting before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christine L. Stetson on April 24, 2024.
According to information presented in court, on Dec. 5, 2019, the Nacogdoches Independent School District Police Department contacted the Nacogdoches Police Department to assist in investigating reports that a student brought suspected controlled substances to an elementary school. Further investigation revealed that a student at Fredonia Elementary brought methamphetamine from Doggett’s residence and offered the methamphetamine to other students as “candy”. Law enforcement executed a search warrant at Doggett’s residence and located controlled substances, including methamphetamine and cocaine, and evidence of drug trafficking, including scales and currency.
Doggett faces up to 20 years in federal prison at sentencing. The maximum statutory sentence prescribed by Congress is provided here for information purposes, as the sentencing will be determined by the court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the U.S. Probation Office.
The case was investigated by the Nacogdoches Independent School District Police Department and the Nacogdoches Police Department. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren Gaston.
