Leroy Rodriguez Jr. Wesley Dale Dickerson

Leroy Rodriguez Jr. and Wesley Dale Dickerson were indicted, along with 14 others, in February 2007 for their involvement in the Longview branch of "Operation Icebox," a multi-years investigation that has already resulted in dozens of convictions in several related Tyler cases.

The 16 defendants were initially charged for conspiracy to possess and distribute 500 grams or more of meth, beginning in January 2003.
Rodriguez, 28, of Dallas, was sentenced to nine years in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing between 50 grams and 500 grams of meth from July 2006 through February 2007.
Rodriguez apologized to U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis and to his family. He asked the judge for a lenient sentence.
Defense attorney Chris Mulder, of Dallas, asked Davis to follow the nine-year sentence recommended by the probation department. He also asked that his client receive treatment for his "significant drug problem."
The defendant agreed to forfeit three firearms and a 1998 Jaguar to the government.
Dickerson, 29, Longview, was sentenced by Davis to seven years and three months in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing between 50 grams and 200 grams of meth in July 2006.
Defense attorney Brent How-ard asked Davis to allow the sentence to run at the same time of his parole violation sentence, but the judge ordered that he serve the sentences consecutively.
Dickerson was on parole at the time of the offense for a felony in possession of a firearm conviction he received in Gregg County in 2004, records show.
Howard said his client was a drug addict and asked the judge to recommend treatment.
Dickerson agreed to forfeit a .32-caliber pistol he used during an offense.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Rich-ard Moore prosecuted the cases.
the investigation, which began in January 2003, previously led to 19 people being convicted for their involvement in the Tyler-based organization that sold "ice" meth in Tyler, Shreveport and Miami. All 19, who were indicted in March 2006, have been sentenced.