A shocking case of a man trying to cover up a drug crime has come to light in New York. Marc Henry Johnson, a 38-year-old man from New York, has pleaded guilty to acting as an accessory after the fact to a narcotics offense.
According to the allegations, Johnson regularly bought cocaine from his friend and codefendant, James Holder. On the night of October 3, 2015, and the early morning hours of October 4, 2015, Johnson met with a 38-year-old woman at a bar in Manhattan. The woman had been using cocaine before Johnson arrived.
Johnson and the woman left the bar together in a taxi and arrived at Holder’s apartment building at approximately 4:25 a.m. Hours later, Johnson and Holder dragged the woman’s apparently unconscious body into the building’s first-floor vestibule. Holder then left the building, and Johnson called 911 to summon an ambulance. Johnson declined to provide his name to the 911 operator and did not identify the woman or explain what had happened to her.
Emergency Medical Technicians responded and found the woman unresponsive in the Chelsea building’s vestibule. Johnson left the building soon after the EMTs arrived. The woman was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead later on October 4, 2015. Her death was caused by, among other things, cocaine use.
Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of acting as an accessory after the fact to the offense of maintaining a drug-involved premises. The accessory-after-the-fact offense carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Johnson is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Jesse M. Furman on June 26, 2016.
Holder, Johnson’s codefendant, has also pleaded guilty to maintaining a drug-involved premises. Holder is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Furman on May 4, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. The maximum potential sentence in this case is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes only.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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