KNOXVILLE, Tenn.– A sentencing hearing was held in a Knoxville courtroom on July 1, 2021, resulting in a prison term for Katrina S. Carinci, 28, of Knoxville, Tn. The defendant was sentenced to 125 months imprisonment by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville.
As part of a plea agreement, Katrina S. Carinci agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl, and a quantity of heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), and 841(b)(1)(B), as well as distribution of fentanyl, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C). The defendant was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release following her prison term.
According to court documents, between May 1, 2017, and September 2017, the defendant engaged in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl for a drug trafficking organization operating within the Eastern District of Tennessee. The defendant obtained drugs from the leaders of the organization and distributed them to various customers in East Tennessee.
On one specific occasion in August 2017, officers responded to an overdose death in Oak Ridge, Tn. Prior to the death, the defendant had received drugs from her source and distributed drugs to a co-defendant, Samuel Hammond, who used the drugs with his friend. The friend later overdosed and died.
The case was the result of an investigation by the Appalachian High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area’s Drug Related Death Task Force, which includes members of the Knoxville Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Oak Ridge Police Department, and the Knox County Regional Forensics Center also assisted in this investigation.
Assistant United States Attorney Brent N. Jones represented the United States in the case.
Katrina S. Carinci’s sentence brings a measure of justice to the family and friends of the victim who lost their life to a preventable overdose. The Grimy Times will continue to follow this case and provide updates as more information becomes available.
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Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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