Demetrius Jackson, Armed Drug Trafficking, New York 2019

Rochester, NY - In a shocking turn of events, Demetrius Jackson, 43, of Rochester, New York, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Jackson was arrested after police officers served a court-authorized search warrant at his residence on Wadsworth Street in Rochester, and found controlled substances and a loaded firearm.

While searching the location, police officers found a green container with 10 small zip-lock bags of cocaine in a bedroom, which Jackson later admitted belonged to him. In the same bedroom, secreted in a crawl space, officers found a Taurus .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun, which was loaded with 11 rounds of ammunition.

In the living room, officers found a black container with additional quantities of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana. A digital scale, typically used to weigh drugs for distribution, was located on a kitchen counter.

Jackson spoke with officers after he was arrested and admitted he was selling cocaine through a window in the residence. He said he had been selling cocaine for several weeks to earn money and acquired the handgun by exchanging cocaine for it.

The matter was brought by the United States Attorney's Office as part of its Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative, which focuses on reducing violent crime.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Moynihan stated that Jackson's charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $1,000,000.

Sentencing is scheduled for October 1, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/armed-drug-trafficker-pleads-guilty-3