Ex-Cowboy Newton gets 5 years for drug possession 12/10/2002 From Staff and Wire Reports ST. MARTINVILLE, La. - Former Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Nate Newton, already serving a federal drug sentence in Texas, was sentenced to five years in prison Monday for possession of 213 pounds of marijuana in Louisiana. Judge Don Hernandez initially tried to suspend all but 30 months of Mr. Newton's sentence but changed his mind after prosecutors said the mandatory minimum sentence was five years. Prosecutors had argued for a sentence of 15 to 20 years. Judge Hernandez told Mr. Newton that he could still...