A 31-year-old Rochester man has been arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and carry and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
Paul D. James, Jr. was taken into custody by Rochester Police officers on an unspecified date, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The charges against James carry a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $1,000,000 fine. He is currently being detained.
On April 29, 2022, Rochester Police officers responded to the area of 212 Saratoga Street for a report of four gunshots being fired in the area. While driving to the scene, an officer observed a male that he knew from previous contacts as James, who was found to be in possession of a revolver that contained a live round of ammunition and four spent or empty casings in the cylinder.
James also possessed 34 small bags of suspected cocaine, according to the complaint. James was convicted in February 2015, in Monroe County Court of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Assault in the Second degree and is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm.
The case was brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office as part of its Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative, which aims to reduce violent crime in the community.
The investigation was conducted by the Rochester Police Department, under the direction of Interim Chief David Smith and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge John B. DeVito, New York Field Division.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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