Quenshey Mitchell, a 36-year-old Los Angeles gang member, has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in a heroin conspiracy and obstruction of justice involving the murder of a federal witness.
Mitchell, also known as ‘Ripper’, ‘Baby Ripper’, and ‘Q’, was convicted of all six counts of a superseding indictment, including charges of conspiracy to distribute in excess of a kilogram of heroin and multiple conspiracies to obstruct justice.
The trial evidence showed that Mitchell was the Los Angeles source of supply of multiple kilograms of heroin being transported to New Orleans by female couriers.
According to the investigation, Cristina S. Williams, a previous defendant in this case, was murdered in Los Angeles on July 29, 2010, as the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) investigation progressed to identify the leaders of the heroin conspiracy.
Mitchell, a member of the Rollin Sixty Crip gang in Los Angeles, was indicted in New Orleans for his role in the heroin conspiracy and later indicted in a six-count superseding indictment.
The conviction carries the following terms of imprisonment: Counts 1 (heroin conspiracy) – life imprisonment as a result of Mitchell’s two prior felony drug convictions; Counts 2 and 4 (conspiracy to obstruct justice through murder) – life imprisonment for each count; Counts 3 and 5 (obstruction of justice through murder) – life imprisonment for each count; and Count 6 (conspiracy to obstruct justice) – maximum term of 20 years imprisonment.
Sentencing is scheduled for April 10, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon.
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Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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