Keith Mixon, Firearm Possession in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking, New York 2013

A Buffalo man has been sentenced to five years in prison for firearm possession in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

According to U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr., Keith Mixon, 23, of Buffalo, NY, was convicted of the crime and sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.

The crime dates back to April 14, 2013, when Buffalo Police responded to a call for an individual brandishing a gun at a party on Newburgh Avenue. When officers arrived, Mixon had 19 packets of methylone, a controlled substance sometimes known as bath salts.

Officers later found a .40 caliber Glock handgun, the gun that the defendant was brandishing.

The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Buffalo Police, under the direction of Commissioner Daniel Derenda, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Delano A. Reid, New York Field Division.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Wei Xiang handled the case.

Mandatory Facts:

• Defendant: Keith Mixon
• Criminal Charges: Possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime
• City and State: Buffalo, New York
• Date: April 14, 2013 (crime date)
• Sentence: Five years in prison

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/buffalo-man-sentenced-firearm-possession