Bradley Dewalt, Crack Cocaine Trafficking, Rhode Island 2021
A 30-year-old Woonsocket man has been sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for participating in the distribution of crack cocaine.
Bradley Dewalt, 30, was one of eighteen defendants arrested during an FBI Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation in 2020 in Woonsocket, Providence, and Cranston. The arrests resulted in the recovery of six loaded firearms and more than a kilo of crack cocaine.
On June 2, 2021, Dewalt pled guilty to distribution of crack cocaine. At the time of his guilty plea, Dewalt admitted to the court that, at the direction of another person, he contacted an individual seeking to arrange for the purchase of crack cocaine and sold him 24.64 grams of crack cocaine for $1,150.
Today, U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy sentenced Dewalt to 24 months of incarceration to be followed by two years of federal supervised release.
Prior to his arrest in this matter, Dewalt was previously convicted and sentenced on assault, drug trafficking, and firearm charges.
This case was prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the violent crime reduction efforts.
The FBI Safe Streets Task Force consists of agents and law enforcement officers from the FBI; Rhode Island State Police; the Providence, Cranston, Woonsocket, Pawtucket, West Warwick, and Central Falls Police Departments; and the U.S. Marshals Service.
The defendant's real full name is Bradley Dewalt, the exact criminal charge is distribution of crack cocaine, the city and state are Providence, Rhode Island, the exact date is June 2, 2021, and the sentence or outcome is 24 months of incarceration followed by two years of federal supervised release.
Key Facts
- State: Rhode Island
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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