Demetrius Ausheulle Suggs, Cocaine, Gun Offenses, North Carolina 2019

Raleigh – A Greenville man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a cocaine and gun trafficking operation in North Carolina.

According to officials, 39-year-old Demetrius Ausheulle Suggs was sentenced to a total of 102 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release by Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle on Friday.

Suggs was named in an Indictment filed on April 10, 2019, charging him with possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon. On August 22, 2019, Suggs pled guilty to those charges.

According to the investigation, officers with the Greenville Police Department encountered Suggs in his vehicle parked on the side of the road on [date]. As the officers were speaking with Suggs, they observed a bag containing marijuana on the floorboard of the vehicle. When the officers attempted to detain Suggs, he fled on foot. After a brief chase, Suggs was detained and searched. A search of Suggs and his vehicle led to the discovery of two bags containing 4.32 grams of cocaine and a loaded TEC-9 handgun with a high capacity magazine. At the time of his arrest, Suggs had previously been convicted of several drug-related felonies in North Carolina.

This case is part of the United States Attorney’s Office’s Take Back North Carolina Initiative. This initiative emphasizes the regional assignment of federal prosecutors to work with law enforcement and District Attorney’s Offices on a sustained basis in those communities to reduce the violent crime rate, drug trafficking and crimes against law enforcement.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Greenville Police Department conducted the investigation. Assistant United States Attorney John Parris represented the government.

Suggs’ sentencing is a reminder that the U.S. Attorney’s Office is committed to keeping our communities safe from the scourge of violent crime and drug trafficking. We will continue to work closely with our law enforcement partners to bring those who commit these crimes to justice.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/greenville-man-sentenced-prison-drug-and-gun-offenses