Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Butyryl and Furanyl Fentanyl
Billy D. Henderson, 42, of Buffalo, NY, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, 100 grams or more of butyryl fentanyl and furanyl fentanyl.
According to court documents, on April 3, 2019, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations executed a search warrant at 50 Newton Street in Buffalo, where Henderson lived with his girlfriend and co-defendant Denise Porter.
During the search, Henderson and Porter discarded controlled substances out windows of the residence. Subsequently, law enforcement recovered quantities of butyryl fentanyl, furanyl fentanyl, cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin; two digital scales with narcotics residue; a drug press; approximately $7,000 in United States currency; ammunition; and packaging materials for narcotics distribution.
The co-defendant, Denise Porter, was previously convicted and is awaiting sentencing.
The plea is the culmination of an investigation by the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff Timothy Howard; the Buffalo Police Department, under the direction of Commissioner Byron Lockwood; and Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Kevin Kelly.
Billy D. Henderson faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a fine of $10,000,000.
Sentencing is scheduled for February 23, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. before Judge Richard J. Arcara.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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