80-Year-Old Veteran Charged With Trafficking Meth Was Victim To Elder Fraud Scheme, Family Says

By J.D. Miles, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

August 18, 2023

FORT WORTH (CBSNewsTexas.com) — On Thursday, Roy Payne enjoyed a walk with his wife of 50 years on what could be one of his last days of freedom.

The 80-year-old decorated Vietnam War veteran goes on trial in Fort Worth for drug trafficking charges next week.

He has no previous criminal record, and both his family and attorney say he was caught up in a fraud scheme by international drug cartels. In February, the father-of-two with three grandchildren was arrested and charged with trafficking methamphetamine.

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