Tysheim Warren, Drug Trafficking, New York 2018
Tysheim Warren, Drug Trafficking, New York 2018
A seventh defendant, Tysheim Warren, was arrested today in connection with a nine-count indictment filed in federal court in Brooklyn.
The indictment charges Javier Blackett, John Paul Balcazar, David Maldonado, Hassan McClean, Kevin Raphael, Andrew Rose and Warren with crimes stemming from their participation in a drug-trafficking organization that distributed more than 400 grams of crack cocaine in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens/Flatbush neighborhoods of Brooklyn.
The indictment was returned by a grand jury on May 10, 2018. Blackett, Maldonado, Raphael and Rose were arrested on May 15, 2018. Balcazar was arrested on May 18, 2018, and McClean was arrested on May 22, 2018.
According to the indictment and court filings, the defendants' drug-selling operations centered around several residential buildings approximately three blocks southeast of the Prospect Park ice skating rink.
Blackett, a member of the Eight Trey set of the Crips street gang, was the leader of the organization; Raphael was one of his principal suppliers; and Balcazar, Maldonado, McClean, Rose and Warren were workers.
The charges in the indictment are merely allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
If convicted of the conspiracy charge, the defendants face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years' imprisonment and up to life in prison.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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