Newark, N.J. – In a major blow to the city’s underworld, Teriek Edwards, a 44-year-old Newark resident, was sentenced to 93 months in prison for possessing two firearms and engaging in drug trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.
Edwards, a convicted felon, was found guilty of two counts of possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon, one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, and oxycodone, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of his possession with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, and oxycodone.
The charges against Edwards stem from a six-day trial before U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez, who imposed the sentence today in Newark federal court.
On May 25, 2018, members of the East Orange Police Department attempted to stop Edwards as part of an ongoing investigation. Upon being approached by law enforcement officers, Edwards fled, and a struggle ensued. Edwards was arrested and law enforcement officers recovered heroin, cocaine, oxycodone, and other illegal narcotics from his pants pockets, as well as a 9mm firearm loaded with 12 rounds of ammunition.
On Aug. 22, 2018, the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force arrested Edwards on that federal arrest warrant, at which time they recovered a second handgun – a 9mm firearm loaded with eight rounds of ammunition.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Vazquez sentenced Edwards to three years of supervised release.
U.S. Attorney Sellinger credited special agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge Bryan Miller; members of East Orange Police Department, under the direction of Chief Phyllis Bindi; members of the Newark Police Department, under the direction of Director Fritz Fragé; deputy marshals and task force officers with the U.S. Marshals Service in the District of New Jersey, under the direction of U.S. Marshal Juan Mattos Jr.; and special agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson, with the investigation leading to today’s conviction.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tracey Agnew and Samantha C. Fasanello of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Criminal Division.
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Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime|Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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