A 37-year-old Comfort resident, Joseph Allen Nezat Jr., was sentenced to 29 years in state prison Tuesday afternoon for distributing what the judge called the nation’s true pandemic: methamphetamine.
Nezat was facing three third-degree felony charges with enhanced punishment ranges and a first-degree felony for manufacture and distribution of meth, which carries a punishment range of five to 99 years in prison. However, Kendall County Assistant Criminal District Attorney Manuel Cardenas, who handles most drug cases in the 451st District Court, agreed to limit the punishment to 15 to 35 years as a condition of Nezat’s open plea.
Nezat’s three third-degree felony charges included the unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a prohibited weapon – a gun silencer– and hindering the apprehension of a known felon. Nezat actively worked to prevent law enforcement agents from arresting his father, who is being charged in the 451st District Court with continuous sexual assault of a child, court documents stated.
