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D.C. Trafficker Ronald Hinkle Sentenced to 6 Years for Gun-Toting Crimes
WASHINGTON – In a major blow to the city’s narcotics trade, Ronald Hinkle, 46, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 72 months in prison for possessing multiple illegal firearms while distributing cocaine, cocaine base, and heroin in the District.
The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who also ordered five years of supervised release and community service for Hinkle, aka ‘Ronald Archer.’
According to court documents, law enforcement officers arrested Hinkle on February 21, 2018, on the 2500 block of R Street SE after he entered a rental car. The agents recovered 84 grams of crack cocaine in plastic bags from Hinkle’s waistband and an additional eight grams of cocaine and 30 grams of heroin from the car.
Agents obtained a warrant and searched Hinkle’s nearby one-bedroom apartment, where they recovered several kilograms of cocaine, hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of contraband, and three firearms. The firearms, which included two pistols – a Ruger and a Glock – were later tested at FBI forensic labs and found to be linked to Hinkle through his DNA.
The investigation was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation, which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States.
This case was investigated by the FBI Washington Field Office, the DEA, and MPD’s Violent Crime Suppression Division. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Cameron Tepfer and Thomas Strong. Hinkle pleaded guilty on August 2, 2023, to one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.
Key Facts
- State: Washington DC
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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