Lamar Carter, Heroin and Crack Cocaine Trafficking, Vermont 2016

Brattleboro, Vermont – In a hard-hitting verdict, Lamar Carter, a.k.a. ‘Bando’ and ‘Boogie,’ was sentenced to 60 months in prison for his role in a heroin and crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy in Vermont.

Carter, 25, of Brattleboro, Vermont, had pled guilty to conspiring to distribute heroin and crack cocaine in Lyndon and St. Johnsbury areas. He worked with coconspirators from Brattleboro, Northeast Vermont, and New Jersey for about a year and a half prior to his arrest.

Court records also indicate that Carter possessed guns and used violence in furtherance of the conspiracy.

Carter faced a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. However, in sentencing Carter, United States District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford noted the seriousness of the offense, describing heroin as Vermont’s greatest public health crisis.

Crawford also observed that Carter had an extremely traumatic childhood and answered to the conspiracy leader, Miguel Zayas, during the offense conduct.

The investigation was a collaborative effort of the Vermont State Police Drug Task Force, the Brattleboro, Vermont Police Department, the St. Johnsbury, Vermont Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Assistant United States Attorney Christina Nolan prosecuted the case. Carter is represented by Paul Volk, Esq., of Burlington, Vermont.

Carter’s mother, Jacobina Carter, age 41, was also sentenced in Burlington to 42 months in prison for heroin trafficking. She began selling narcotics in Vermont in 2006 and started trafficking heroin in 2011.

Carter’s codefendant, Miguel Zayas, 29, of New Jersey, pled guilty to the heroin and crack cocaine conspiracy and received an 8-year sentence.

Mandatory Facts:

• Defendant: Lamar Carter
• Criminal Charges: Conspiring to distribute heroin and crack cocaine
• City and State: Brattleboro, Vermont
• Date: July 26, 2016 (sentencing)
• Sentence: 60 months in prison

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