PITTSBURGH — Nigel Macaya Broadus, aka “Little Nige,” a 21-year-old from Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, admitted in federal court to peddling heroin and fentanyl while illegally wielding a loaded 9mm pistol — crimes that could land him behind bars for up to 110 years.
Broadus pleaded guilty to all six counts in the indictment, including drug distribution and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, before U.S. District Judge Cathy M. Bissoon. The charges stem from a pattern of drug dealing that began in 2015 and escalated after his release from custody in February 2017, despite being barred from owning guns under federal law.
Court records show Broadus sold heroin on April 30, May 4, and June 3, 2015. He was locked up from September 2015 to February 2017 on unrelated charges. But upon release, he resumed dealing with a vengeance — running a conspiracy propped up by accomplices who ran drugs, rented vehicles, and even secured firearms for him, authorities say.
The operation collapsed on April 25, 2017, when law enforcement caught Broadus in possession of a loaded 9mm pistol — bought by his girlfriend — along with heroin and fentanyl he intended to sell. At the time, Broadus was a prohibited person due to two prior convictions for Illegal Possession of a Firearm, both dated August 30, 2016, in Allegheny County.
Judge Bissoon set sentencing for April 16, 2018, at 10 a.m. The statutory maximum includes 110 years in prison, a $5,250,000 fine, and no less than three years of supervised release. While the Federal Sentencing Guidelines will shape the final term, Broadus’s criminal history and the severity of his offenses point to a lengthy sentence.
The prosecution, led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ross E. Lenhardt of the Violent Crime Section, was the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), with critical support from the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General, the Monroeville Police Department, and the Wilkinsburg Police Department. Broadus remains in federal custody pending sentencing.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Weapons
- Source: Official Source ↗
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