Jaquaries Washington, Heroin Trafficking, North Carolina 2019

Federal Court Sentences Wilmington Gang Member to 11 Years in Prison

NEW BERN - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced Jaquaries Washington, 20, of Wilmington North Carolina to 132 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release.

Washington was named in an indictment filed on February 13, 2019 charging him with possession with the intent to distribute a quantity of heroin. On June 20, 2019, Washington pled guilty to the indictment.

According to the investigation, on November 27, 2018, the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Vice Unit ordered a quantity heroin from Washington to be delivered to a hotel room in Wilmington. Upon arriving to the hotel room, Washington was arrested for possession of heroin. After Washington's arrest, law enforcement searched the car in which Washington arrived and found a juvenile in the backseat and a loaded pistol on the floorboard.

Washington was a validated gang member. Washington was prohibited from associating with other gang members of his set because of a North Carolina State Civil Gang Injunction at the time of his arrest.

This case is part of an FBI-led Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation named “Dodge Ball.” This operation is focused on members of the Nine Trey sect of the United Blood Nation, a violent gang in Wilmington, North Carolina involved in the distribution of heroin, possession of firearms and associated violence.

The FBI Safe Streets Task Force, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, Wilmington Police Department, and North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorney Timothy Severo prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

Defendant: Jaquaries Washington

Criminal Charges: Possession with the intent to distribute a quantity of heroin

City and State: Wilmington, North Carolina

Date: November 27, 2018 (crime date), February 13, 2019 (indictment filed), June 20, 2019 (guilty plea)

Sentence: 132 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/wilmington-gang-members-receives-11-years-federal-prison