CHICAGO — A federal jury in the Northern District of Illinois has convicted 24-year-old OMARI ANDREWS, JR. of possessing multiple guns while trafficking fentanyl and other narcotics in the Chicago suburbs.
The jury found Andrews guilty of possessing an AR-15 style firearm and three handguns while trafficking fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana in Mt. Prospect, Ill., in 2023. The jury returned its verdicts after a week-long trial in U.S. District Court in Chicago.
Andrews had previously pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl and heroin in Westmont, Ill., Villa Park, Ill., Des Plaines, Ill., and Hillside, Ill., in 2022 and 2023. He has been detained in federal custody since his arrest in 2023.
U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang set sentencing for Dec. 18, 2024. Andrews faces a maximum sentence of life in federal prison.
The verdict was announced by Morris Pasqual, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Sean Fitzgerald, Special Agent-in-Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Chicago. The Skokie, Ill. and Evanston, Ill. Police Departments provided valuable assistance.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office and law enforcement partners in the Northern District of Illinois have deployed the Project Safe Neighborhoods program to attack a broad range of violent crime issues facing the district, particularly firearm offenses.
The case is a result of the ongoing efforts of law enforcement to hold firearm and drug offenders accountable through federal prosecution. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Alejandro G. Ortega and Sean Hennessy.
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Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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