Frank Roosevelt Giggetts, Jr., Crack Cocaine Distribution, North Carolina 2020

A Wilson man has been sentenced to 151 months in prison for his role in distributing crack cocaine, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.

Frank Roosevelt Giggetts, Jr., 36, of Wilson, pleaded guilty on February 5, 2020, to two counts of Distribution of Cocaine Base (Crack); one count of Distribution of Cocaine Base (Crack) and Marijuana; and two counts of Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base (Crack).

According to court documents, Giggetts sold cocaine base (crack) from his residence in Wilson, with officers conducting three controlled purchases of the substance in March 2018. On August 2, 2018, officers executed a search warrant at Giggetts’s residence and seized additional cocaine base (crack).

On November 9, 2018, Giggetts was arrested on outstanding warrants and found in possession of additional cocaine base (crack).

Giggetts has a lengthy criminal history, with 22 prior convictions, including convictions for assault, burglary, and drug trafficking. Based on his history, Giggetts was determined to be a Career Offender, resulting in an enhanced recommended sentence.

Giggetts’s sentence was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney G. Norman Acker, III, after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan. The Wilson Police Department investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott A. Lemmon prosecuted the case.

This case is part of the United States Attorney’s Office’s Take Back North Carolina Initiative, which aims to reduce violent crime rates, drug trafficking, and crimes against law enforcement in the region.

Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No. 5:19-cr-00241-FL-1.

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