BUFFALO,
N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that
Rasheen Newkirk, 42, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of
heroin with intent to distribute
and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon, before
U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charges carry a maximum
penalty of 20 years and a $1,000,000 fine.
Assistant
U.S. Attorneys Wei Xiang and Patricia Astorga, who are handling the
case, stated that on December 11, 2013, Newkirk was arrested by Drug
Enforcement Administration
agents in Buffalo. A search of Newkirk’s house in Buffalo yielded,
among other evidence, a quantity of heroin, 205 glassine envelopes, and a
loaded Glock handgun. The defendant served a 112-month sentence for a
previous federal firearm conviction and was prohibited
from legally possessing any firearm and ammunition.
Newkirk pleaded guilty as jury selection was scheduled to begin for his trial tomorrow morning.
The
plea is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement
Administration Resident Offices in Buffalo, Toledo, Ohio, and Chicago,
Illinois, under the direction of Special
Agent-in-Charge James J. Hunt, New York Field Division, the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of
Special Agent-in-Charge Ashan Benedict, and the Ohio State Highway
Patrol.
Sentencing is scheduled for May 15, 2017, at 12:30 p.m. before Judge Arcara.
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