Robert Lee Henderson, Crack Cocaine Trafficking, North Carolina 2021

State: North Carolina
Category: Drug Trafficking
Source: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/jacksonville-man-sentenced-12-years-federal-prison-drug-and-firearms-offenses" style="color:#cc0000;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DOJ Press Release ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Â Ã¢â‚¬â€

A Jacksonville man, Robert Lee Henderson, 45, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for distributing crack cocaine, possessing with intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine, and possession of a firearm by a felon in North Carolina.

According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Henderson would drive from Jacksonville to New Bern, NC, in order to sell crack cocaine. After selling crack cocaine to an informant in April 2019, detectives with the New Bern Police Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Henderson while he was traveling into town.

Henderson fled, driving through a crowded intersection. He was arrested a short distance later, after he attempted to flee on foot behind a store. Nearby, officers located additional amounts of crack cocaine and cocaine belonging to Henderson.

Detectives with the Jacksonville Police Department then executed a search warrant at Henderson’s residence and located four loaded firearms, over 80 grams of cocaine, smaller quantities of cocaine and crack cocaine, and over $36,000 in cash.

Henderson had previously been convicted in 2007 in federal court for possessing a firearm as a felon. He also has repeated convictions in North Carolina for drug possession, assault, and accessory after the fact to second degree murder.

The case was investigated by the New Bern Police Department, Jacksonville Police Department, and Federal Bureau of Investigation, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Laura S. Howard prosecuting the case.

G. Norman Acker, III, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle.

Henderson was sentenced on June 14, 2021, to 144 months in prison for distributing crack cocaine, possessing with intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine, and possession of a firearm by a felon.

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