Wilson Man Sentenced For Heroin And Crack Conspiracy And Firearm Offense
GREENVILLE, N.C. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that in federal court yesterday Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard, sentenced Claude King, - 42, of Wilson, North Carolina, to 171 months’ imprisonment followed by five years’ supervised release.
On September 14, 2015, King - pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute a Quantity of Heroin and Cocaine (Crack) and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Offense.
The investigation of King - began in 2013 for heroin and crack distribution. In September 2013, King - was arrested as he returned from New York with 50 grams of heroin. A search warrant was executed and a firearm was found at his home.
King - is responsible for the distribution of kilogram quantities of heroin in Wilson, Pitt, Beaufort, and Dare counties.
The criminal investigation of this case was conducted by the Drug Enforcement (DEA), the Wilson Police Department, the Greenville Police Department, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, and the Dare County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Wells handled the prosecution on behalf of the Eastern District of North Carolina.
;The DEA encourages parents, along with their children, to educate themselves about the dangers of legal and illegal drugs by visiting DEA’s interactive websites at www.justthinktwice.com, www.GetSmartAboutDrugs.com and www.dea.gov.
