David Godfrey Jr., Heroin Trafficking, New Mexico 2013

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Heroin Trafficking Charge

David Godfrey, Jr., 28, of Albuquerque, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning in federal court to a heroin trafficking charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

According to the indictment, Godfrey committed the crime on February 13, 2013, in Bernalillo County, N.M. During today’s proceedings, Godfrey pled guilty to Count 1 of the indictment charging him with distribution of heroin.

In entering the guilty plea, Godfrey admitted that on February 13, 2013, he handed a bag containing more than 100 grams of heroin to another person in northeast Albuquerque. Godfrey also admitted that at the time he had a .45 caliber pistol in his waistband for protection.

At sentencing, Godfrey faces a statutory minimum penalty of five years and a maximum of 40 years in federal prison. He remains detained pending a sentencing hearing which has yet to be scheduled.

This case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the DEA and the New Mexico State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Mysliwiec is prosecuting this case.

This case is being prosecuted pursuant to the New Mexico Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education (HOPE) Initiative. The HOPE Initiative is a collaboration between the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center that is partnering with the Bernalillo County Opioid Accountability Initiative with the overriding goal of reducing the number of opioid-related deaths in the District of New Mexico.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/albuquerque-man-pleads-guilty-federal-heroin-trafficking-charge