Samuel L. Arrington, III, Fentanyl and Gun Charges, New York 2023

BUFFALO, N.Y.-A Jamestown felon has pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and being a felon in possession of firearms.

Samuel L. Arrington, III, 41, of Jamestown, NY, entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara in federal court on March 12, 2024 in connection with charges announced by U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross.

The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Louis A. Testani stated that on October 12, 2023, New York State Parole Officers conducted a search of Arrington’s Jamestown residence, during which they recovered suspected narcotics, including 105 grams of cocaine, 68 grams of fentanyl, two firearms, $2,301 in cash, and drug paraphernalia.

The fentanyl was found concealed beneath Arrington’s infant child. In April 2006 and December 2019, Arrington was convicted of drug felonies in Chautauqua County, NY, Court, and Erie County, Pennsylvania, Court, and is legally prohibited from possessing firearms.

The plea is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Frank Tarentino, III, New York Field Division, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, under the direction of Bryan Miller, Special Agent-in-Charge, New York Field Division, the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force, under the direction of Jamestown Police Chief Timothy Jackson, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff James Quattrone, and the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, under the direction of Commissioner Daniel F. Martuscello III.

Sentencing is scheduled for October 11, 2024, before Judge Arcara.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/jamestown-felon-pleads-guilty-drug-and-gun-charges