A federal grand jury has indicted Billy Boortz, 43, of Duval County, Texas, on charges of possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of contraband as a federal prisoner. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe.
Boortz was an inmate at the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Sumter County on July 18, 2025. According to the indictment, he possessed five grams or more of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it. Methamphetamine is classified as a prohibited object within federal prisons.
If convicted, Boortz faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and up to forty years for drug distribution, and up to twenty years for possession of contraband.
“An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty,” according to the statement.
The case is under investigation by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Assistant United States Attorney Hannah Nowalk Watson is prosecuting the case.
