Darnell Roy Baker, Heroin Distribution, Illinois 2014

A Chicago man has been brought to justice for his role in a heroin distribution ring that plagued Centralia, Illinois.

Darnell Roy Baker, 26, a.k.a. ‘Forty,’ of Chicago, Illinois, pled guilty on November 6, 2014, to charges returned against him by a Federal Grand Jury in November 2014.

The charges include Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin from September 2012 through October 2014 in Marion County (Count 1), and four counts of Distribution of Heroin during June and July 2014, also in Marion County (Counts 2, 3, 4, and 6).

According to court documents, Baker agreed with his co-defendants, Dominique Burwell, and Marquise Ross, to distribute heroin for profit in Centralia, Marion County, Illinois. Baker and the others shared a cell phone which customers would contact to order heroin.

Burwell often answered the shared cell phone, took the order, and then sent Baker or Ross to complete the transaction with the customer at whatever location was agreed upon.

The investigation, conducted by the FBI, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, and the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department, led to Baker’s charges. Assistant United States Attorney Kit Morrissey is handling the case.

Baker faces a maximum penalty of not less than 5 years in federal prison, up to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine, and at least 4 years’ supervised release for Count 1. The remaining counts carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine, and not less than 3 years’ supervised release. All counts require an assessment of $100.

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