A Carrollton man was sentenced to 63 years in prison for possessing a date rape drug that was discovered after he led police on a chase in Sept. 2019, the Collin County District Attorney's Office says.
A jury found Robert Mangiafico Jr., 55, guilty of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and evading arrest in a vehicle.
On Sept. 28, 2019, police said an officer attempted to pull Mangiafico over for speeding after seeing the man drive at 100 mph on President George Bush Turnpike.
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But, according to the district attorney's office, Mangiafico continued driving before crashing after a pursuit lasting more than 10 miles.
After he was arrested, the officer found a two-liter soda bottle of a date rape drug named GHB in Mangiafico's vehicle.
A McKinney police detective said the typical amount for a user is 1-2 grams. Mangiafico had 2,253 grams in his vehicle, the district attorney's office said.
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Mangiafico also has currently pending prosecutions for money laundering and theft for elderly fraud.
A Collin County district judge, John Roach Jr., sentenced the Carrollton man to 63 years for possession with intent to deliver and 20 years for evading arrest, according to the district attorney's office.
