Jacob Snow, Narcotics Conspiracy, New York 2021

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A brutal kidnapping and assault case has led to a guilty plea in a narcotics conspiracy case.

Jacob Snow, 37, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer to narcotics conspiracy, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, Snow conspired with Alisha A. Klinger and others to sell heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine in the Jamestown area between January and May 24, 2021.

Snow sold drugs and collected payments on behalf of Klinger, and on May 24, 2021, an individual was kidnapped at gunpoint and driven to a wooded area, where the individual was then hit multiple times, including by Snow.

The incident involved approximately $10,000 worth of heroin/fentanyl and methamphetamine that the individual had taken from Snow a day prior. Asked if the individual should be killed, Snow responded, ‘no, I think we should give her the opportunity to pay that back.’

Charges remain pending against Klinger, and the plea is the result of an investigation by the Jamestown Police Department, under the direction of Chief Timothy Jackson, the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Frank A. Tarentino III, New York Field Division, and the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff James Quattrone.

Sentencing will be scheduled at a later date.

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation, which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.

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