Last Wednesday, a Navarro County jury found Clarence Ford guilty in the Navarro County Court at Law of possessing with intent to deliver 4–200 grams of fentanyl and possessing 4–200 grams each of methamphetamine and cocaine.
THE CASE
On August 6, 2025, Corsicana Police Department detectives executed a search warrant at the residence Ford shared with Angelica Lopez. Officers detained Ford and Lopez as they entered their vehicles in the driveway.
Inside the residence, detectives found 42 grams of cocaine; about 150 fentanyl pills; 114 hydrocodone pills; 50 Xanax pills; 30 small bags of methamphetamine inside a larger zip-close bag; 29 bags of marijuana in a plastic container; a loaded 9 mm pistol; several digital scales; zip-close bags containing $8,287 in cash; and several pill bottles containing medications prescribed to Ford.
At the scene, Angelica Lopez said all the drugs belonged to her and later pleaded guilty to possessing them.
However, she subsequently testified at a hearing that she knew only about the marijuana and the pistol. Lopez, who had no prior felony convictions, received 10 years’ probation.
Ford maintained that all illegal items in the residence belonged to Lopez and that he knew nothing about the drugs. Although subpoenaed, Lopez did not appear at Ford’s trial.
Navarro County District Attorney Will Thompson stated, “Drug distribution often involves multiple participants, and when police discover drugs, the person with the least significant criminal history may claim sole responsibility. This case demonstrates that multiple people can be held accountable when evidence shows they worked together to distribute drugs.”
Corsicana Police Officers – Lt. Paul Jock, Sgt. Kenneth Dunagan, and Detectives David Daniels, Alexandra Holden, and Sergio Palacios – investigated the case.
Jock and Daniels testified at trial, and ADA Katelyn Colts and District Attorney Will Thompson prosecuted the case.
Thompson stated, “We thank the detectives for their diligent work during the investigation and trial. Ford chose to have Judge Amanda Putman determine his sentence.”
Judge Putman requested a pre-sentence report, and a sentencing date has not been set.
The NavCo Chronicle will update more as this case reaches the sentencing phase.
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