United States Drug Enforcement Administration

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Jasper man has been charged with federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Houston Division William Kimbell and Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.  

Steven Wade Earle, 30, was named in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury this week in the Eastern District of Texas charging him with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.  

The indictment alleges that on January 2, 2025, Earle was found in possession of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.  Then again on February 25, 2025, Earle was found in possession of at least another 50 grams of methamphetamine.   

If convicted, Earle faces up to life in federal prison. 

This case is being investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; Jasper County Sheriff’s Office; Texas Department of Public Safety-Criminal Investigations Division; Texas DPS-Highway Patrol; and U.S. Marshals Service.  This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan C. Lee.

A federal indictment is not evidence of guilt.  All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.