Javon Wright, Distribution of Fentanyl and Cocaine Base, Vermont 2022

Poultney, Vermont Man Charged with Distribution of Fentanyl and Cocaine Base

A federal grand jury in Rutland has charged Javon Wright, 37, of Poultney, Vermont, with five counts of distributing fentanyl and cocaine base in May and June of 2022 in Rutland County.

According to court documents and proceedings, on June 30, 2022, following his indictment and the issuance of an arrest warrant, law enforcement arrested Wright as he was exiting a store in Fair Haven, Vermont. At the time of his arrest, Wright possessed approximately 9 grams of cocaine base and less than a gram each of heroin and fentanyl.

Later that morning, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Wright’s residence at 288 Bentley Avenue in Poultney, Vermont, and seized approximately 82 grams of cocaine powder, 20 grams of cocaine base, 12 grams of methamphetamine, and 9 grams of fentanyl.

Wright was arraigned on the charges and pleaded not guilty. U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Kevin Doyle ordered Wright remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending a hearing on the government’s motion for detention, which the Court scheduled for July 7, 2022.

The maximum penalty for each of the charges is 20 years of imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, and a mandatory three years of supervised release, which follows any jail sentence. The Indictment is an accusation only, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Wright is represented by the Office of the Federal Public Defender in Burlington.

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