Damien Bynoe, Felon in Possession of Firearm, Massachusetts 2019

Damien Bynoe, a career criminal, has been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and drug trafficking in Massachusetts.

Damien Bynoe, 44, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, was indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine.

The indictment alleges that on January 18, 2019, law enforcement officers seized a loaded gun, heroin, and cocaine from an apartment in Roxbury tied to Bynoe and additional amounts of heroin and cocaine from Bynoe himself.

Bynoe has a lengthy criminal record, including a 2009 conviction for distribution of cocaine base within 1000 feet of a school, for which he was sentenced to six years in prison and placed on supervised release for six years.

He was still on supervised release from this earlier federal conviction when he was arrested with the gun and drugs charged in today's indictment.

Bynoe's criminal record also includes a 2007 conviction for assault with a firearm, a 2001 conviction for distribution of cocaine in a school zone, for which he served five years in prison, and a 1991 juvenile delinquency adjudication for murder and unlawful possession of a firearm, where Bynoe shot and killed two teenagers on a Roxbury street.

The charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and up to life in prison, up to five years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.

The charge of possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $1 million.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Pohl of Lelling's Narcotics and Money Laundering Unit is prosecuting the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/career-criminal-charged-drug-and-firearm-offenses