Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that 48-year old James P. Horton of Centralia, pled guilty to an 11-count indictment returned by a Federal Grand Jury in December 2014.  Horton was named in Counts 1 and 11 of the indictment.  All offenses relate to the production and distribution of methamphetamine. Specifically, Horton pled guilty to Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Methamphetamine from February 28, 2014, through October 1, 2014 in Clinton and Marion Counties and Possession of a Listed Chemical, being Pseudoephedrine, Knowing or Having Reason to Know that It Would Be Used to Manufacture Methamphetamine.  The Conspiracy charge carries a maximum penalty of not less than 5 years, but up to 40 years in federal prison, a $5 million fine, and at least 4 years’ supervised release.  The Possession charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine, and not less than 3 years’ supervised release.  Both counts require an assessment of $100.  There is no parole in the federal system.