A harrowing tale of sex assault and murder has come to a close in Texas. Bryan Reshad Hill, a 39-year-old defendant, has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after a jury convicted him of conspiracy to distribute heroin and crack cocaine in June 2021.
The crimes took place at the notorious Han Gil Hotel Town in Texas, a drug-infested establishment shut down by the feds in March 2019. According to evidence presented at trial, Hill, also known as ‘Black,’ dealt heroin and cocaine out of the hotel, charging an inflated daily rate, dubbed a ‘drug tax,’ to induce the hotel’s proprietor to turn a blind eye to the trafficking occurring inside the building.
The Han Gil, which served as home base for numerous high-level traffickers, saw four confirmed deaths, two non-fatal shootings, and dozens of drug-related incidents in the months before its closure. Numerous drug users, who often injected themselves while still on the premises, were subjected to brutality (including beatings and burnings with a butane torch) and sexual abuse by the dealers headquartered there.
One particularly heinous act involved the rape and presumed murder of a 19-year-old drug user inside one of the Han Gil trap rooms on December 27, 2018. A witness to the assault testified at Hill’s jury trial that she heard the defendant tell the victim, ‘stop fighting, you cannot win.’ The witness later saw the girl’s lifeless body on the floor of a restroom after Hill exited. Her corpse was dumped in a park in Oak Cliff and recovered a month later.
During the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Karen Gren Scholer stated on the record that based on her review of surveillance footage taken from the hotel, which showed Hill carrying the near-unconscious victim into the bathroom, then exit the bathroom a short time later wearing gloves on both hands, she determined that because the girl was unable to consent to a sex act, Hill had perpetrated a sexual assault against a vulnerable victim.
The case is just one of many stemming from the Han Gil drug trafficking operation. Twenty-three additional defendants have already been sentenced in this case, including Han Gil owner Su Amos Mun, who pleaded guilty to maintaining a drug-involved premises and was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, and lead dealer Eric Dewayne Freeman, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute heroin, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a felon and was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.
Bryan Reshad Hill’s sentencing comes after four years of investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s office and the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Dallas Field Division. The case serves as a stark reminder of the devastating consequences of drug trafficking and the need for continued efforts to combat this scourge.
Defendant: Bryan Reshad Hill
Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to distribute heroin and crack cocaine
City and State: Texas
Exact Date: June 2021 (sentencing), December 27, 2018 (crime date)
Sentence: 40 years in federal prison
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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