Michael Jermaine Jackson, Heroin and Firearm Convictions, North Carolina 2020

NEW BERN, North Carolina - A Franklin County man has been sentenced to over 13 years in federal prison for heroin and firearm convictions.

United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that Michael Jermaine Jackson, 35, of Spring Hope, was sentenced to 160 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release.

Jackson was named in a four-count Indictment filed on April 4, 2019, charging him with possession with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, cocaine base (crack), cocaine, and marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, maintaining a dwelling for the purpose of distributing a controlled substance, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

On October 15, 2019, Jackson pled guilty to the charge.

According to the investigation, in September 2018, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into the drug trafficking activities of Jackson. A confidential informant provided information that Jackson was selling narcotics, including heroin, from his residence on Wiley Road in Spring Hope, North Carolina.

After a series of controlled purchases of heroin and crack cocaine from Jackson at his residence, FCSO executed a search warrant of Jackson’s residence where they found quantities of heroin containing fentanyl, crack cocaine, cocaine, marijuana, drug distribution paraphernalia, a firearm, and ammunition.

Jackson had just been released from a state prison sentence six months prior to the execution of the search warrant.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

The investigation of this matter was conducted jointly by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Robert J. Dodson prosecuted the case for the government.

Defendant Information:

Defendant: Michael Jermaine Jackson

Exact Charges: Possession with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, cocaine base (crack), cocaine, and marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, maintaining a dwelling for the purpose of distributing a controlled substance, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon

City and State: NEW BERN, North Carolina

Exact Date: Sentenced on October 15, 2019

Sentence or Outcome: 160 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release

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This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/heroin-and-firearm-convictions-get-franklin-county-man-more-13-years-federal-prison