Burnet County man pleads guilty to drug charge, sentenced to 70 years in prison

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Burnet County man pleaded guilty to Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance in an amount greater than 400 grams after he was caught with methamphetamine in his car in October 2024. He was sentenced to 70 years in prison.

On October 24, 2024, Chandler Rodgers, 58, was arrested during a traffic stop conducted by the Burnet County Sheriff’s Department. He had more than 900 grams of methamphetamine in his vehicle and admitted he intended to sell the drugs, according to a news release. 

His arrest resulted from an investigation involving BCSD, the Marble Falls Police Department and the Llano County Sheriff’s Department. 

The release shared that on the same day as Rodgers’ initial arrest, Marble Falls PD had a warrant to search his residence, and found more than 400 grams of methamphetamine and several firearms. However, 11 days after he bonded out, Rodgers was stopped again — this time it was Marble Falls police, and officers found another 400 grams of methamphetamine in his vehicle, the release said.

District Attorney Perry Thomas praised law enforcement, thanking them for their work to stop drug dealers in the Hill Country. 

“I am grateful for the joint efforts of the Burnet County Sheriff’s Department, Marble Falls Police Department and the Llano County Sheriff’s Department in their work to stop drug dealers in the Texas Hill Country,” Thomas said. “People who deal drugs will not be tolerated in our counties, and this jury’s punishment shows that.”