LOUISVILLE, KY – A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned a six-count indictment on February 6, 2024, charging Marcus Allen Crook, 32, with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
According to the indictment, between January 11, 2022, and July 26, 2023, Crook conspired to distribute fentanyl and cocaine. On July 26, 2023, Crook possessed a Glock, model 17 Gen 4, nine-millimeter pistol, a Glock, model 20 Gen 4, ten-millimeter pistol, and a FN, model 509, nine-millimeter pistol, in furtherance to his drug trafficking.
Crook was prohibited from possessing a firearm because he had previously been convicted of the following felony offense: manslaughter in the first degree, in Jefferson Circuit Court, on December 7, 2012, in Case Number 09-CR-3791.
Cook made his initial court appearance on February 21, 2024, before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. He remains detained pending trial. If convicted, he faces a minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum sentence of life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.
There is no parole in the federal system.
This case is being investigated by the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Kentucky State Police, with assistance from the ATF. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mac Shannon is prosecuting this case as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence in our neighborhoods.
An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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Key Facts
- State: Kentucky
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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