Antwone K. Dean, Drug and Gun Charges, New York 2022

Buffalo Man Arrested on Drug and Gun Charges

A shocking turn of events has unfolded in Buffalo, New York, as 36-year-old Antwone K. Dean was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and butyryl fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possession of firearm and ammunition by convicted felon.

The charges carry a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $1,000,000 fine.

According to the complaint, on November 22, 2016, New York State parole officers visited Dean's residence on East Eagle Street for inspection. Inside, they found the defendant, a loaded .45 caliber pistol, and a bag of approximately 56 grams of powder containing fentanyl and butyryl fentanyl.

Dean is on parole for a 2001 manslaughter conviction and is legally prohibited from possessing a gun.

The defendant was ordered detained today by U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr., and returned to state custody on a parole violation.

The investigation was led by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, under the direction of Acting Commissioner Anthony J. Annucci; the Buffalo Police Department, under the direction of Commissioner Daniel Derenda; the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge, New York Field Division; and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Ashan Benedict, New York Field Division.

The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/buffalo-man-arrested-drug-and-gun-charges