Devonte Mitchell, Fentanyl Possession, New York 2018

State: New York
Category: Drug Trafficking
Source: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/rochester-man-pleads-guilty-fentanyl-and-gun-charges" style="color:#cc0000;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DOJ Press Release ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Â Ã¢â‚¬â€

A Rochester man has admitted to being involved in the possession and distribution of fentanyl, according to a guilty plea entered in a federal court. Devonte Mitchell, 21, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.

The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $1,000,000 fine. Mitchell’s arrest followed a search of his residence by the Monroe County Probation Department, where probation officers recovered a quantity of fentanyl packaged for sale and a loaded firearm.

At the time of his arrest, Mitchell was on probation for a Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree conviction.

The plea is the result of an investigation by the Monroe County Probation Department, under the direction of Chief Probation Officer Larry Mattle, the Rochester Police Department, under the direction of Chief Mark Simmons, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Ashan Benedict, New York Field Division.

Sentencing is scheduled for February 28, 2018, at 9:15 a.m. before Judge Siragusa.

The defendant, Devonte Mitchell, will face a mandatory minimum of five years in prison, with a maximum sentence of life, and a $1,000,000 fine. Mitchell’s case serves as a reminder of the dangers of fentanyl and the importance of law enforcement’s efforts to combat the opioid epidemic.

Rochester, NY – February 2018 – Devonte Mitchell, a 21-year-old man from Rochester, New York, has pleaded guilty to fentanyl and gun charges in a federal court. Mitchell’s guilty plea was entered before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa, who will sentence him on February 28, 2018.