Boston Gang Member Gets 1 Year in Prison for Crack Cocaine Sales

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Boston Gang Member Gets 1 Year in Prison for Crack Cocaine Sales

A Boston gang member has been sentenced to 1 year and 1 day in prison for selling crack cocaine in a Jamaica Plain housing development.

Jarrod Simmons, a/k/a “Rizz,” 21, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper for distributing crack cocaine in the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments in Jamaica Plain. Simmons sold cocaine base, also known as crack cocaine, to a cooperating witness inside the development on Sept. 18, 2016.

According to court documents, Simmons was on pretrial release for state drug and firearm offenses when he conducted the drug sale. The investigation and arrests sought to reduce violence and improve the quality of life in and around the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments for residents by removing individuals who trafficked drugs and who were involved in gang activity in and around the development.

The investigation, which lasted for two years, also led to the charging of eight co-defendants in connection with illegal drug distribution and firearm possession within and near the development. Simmons, who was identified as a member of the Heath Street Gang during the investigation, was among those charged.

United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Mickey D. Leadingham, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division; and Boston Police Commissioner William Evans made the announcement today. Assistance was also provided by the Boston Housing Authority’s Department of Police and Public Safety.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The remaining defendants are presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.