Joshua Rose, Heroin Trafficking, Vermont 2012
A New York man has been imprisoned 75 months for his role in a heroin trafficking operation that led to the overdose death of a Rutland man.
Joshua Rose, 21, of New York, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss for his guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.
The sentencing hearing took place yesterday, and the government had requested a sentence of 120 months, while the defense sought 60 months.
Chief Judge Reiss also ordered that Rose serve five years of supervised release after his incarceration ends.
Rose trafficked 400 to 700 grams of heroin from New York City to Rutland during 2012 and sold it primarily through several heroin-addicted local residents, including Alan H. Willis, II, 42, of Tinmouth, and Evan Murphy, 23, and Debra Bristol, 49, both of Rutland.
On August 29, 2012, David C. Blanchard III, of Rutland, died from an overdose of the heroin distributed by Rose and his associates.
The joint investigation by the Vermont Drug Task Force (VDTF), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Rutland Police Department (RPD) used confidential informants to make controlled buys of the heroin from Willis and Murphy in the Rutland area.
On July 24, 2013, a grand jury returned an indictment charging Rose, Cruz, Hercules, Willis, Murphy, and Jean Marie Phillips, 47, of Rutland, with conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.
United States Attorney Tristram J. Coffin commended the joint investigation and thanked the Vermont Attorney General's Office for its cooperation.
Key Facts
- State: Vermont
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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