HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — A woman was sentenced to a total of 35 years in prison on Monday following a Henderson County drug bust that occurred earlier this year.
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On Jan. 30, 2025, investigators with the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a property where Joni Diane Yow was living at the time.
Photo courtesy of the Henderson County District Attorney’s Office
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According to the Henderson County District Attorney’s Office, Yow had a felony warrant and when officers entered the property, they found the following drugs and paraphernalia:
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1.50 grams of methamphetamine
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Ziploc baggies containing marijuana
“Yow’s previous criminal history is lengthy, with a prior prison sentence for possession of controlled substance in 2003, prior state jail sentences for unauthorized use of motor vehicle and possession of controlled substance on multiple occasions, and prior convictions for possession of marijuana, theft with previous theft convictions, hindering apprehension, and failure to identify,” the Henderson County District Attorney’s Office said.
The attorney’s office said Yow admitted to buying the heroin and methamphetamine, along with hiding drugs in her residence. Yow was sentenced to a total of 35 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on two drug-related charges.
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She was sentenced to 25 years for the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance and 10 years for possession of a controlled substance.
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