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Heroin Injector Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
A man who injected a woman with heroin, causing her to lose consciousness and requiring emergency responders to revive her with Narcan, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison.
Richard Roberts, 37, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, admitted to injecting the woman with heroin in August 2015, after which she was rushed to the hospital and revived with Narcan.
According to court documents, Roberts called 911 to obtain medical assistance after the overdose, and emergency responders had to revive the woman with Narcan due to her labored breathing and weak pulse.
Roberts pleaded guilty to distribution of heroin in October 2015, and was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade, who called Roberts’s crime an ‘extremely reckless act’.
Roberts was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment, and must also serve a 3-year term of supervised release after his prison term. A special assessment of $100 was imposed.
The case was investigated by the Cedar Rapids Police Department and the DEA Task Force, which consisted of the DEA, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, the Marion Police Department, the Iowa City Police Department, and the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dan Chatham.
Roberts is currently being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
Court file information is available online at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl, and the case file number is 15-CR-79-LRR.
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Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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