Nine defendants were arraigned Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court on charges that they operated a violent crack-cocaine and heroin ring in Gowanus Houses, according to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
The defendants charged with narcotics trafficking and firearms offenses for their alleged role in the Boerum Hill drug ring are Ronald “Ra Digga” Herron, 28, Joseph “Jo Jo” Garcia, 26, Musa “Slim” Marshall, 25, Crystal “Ebb” Lewis, 27, Verdreea “Auntie” Olmstead, 48, Joseph “Rizzle” Randolph, Jason “J” Valentin, Tyhe “Guy in the Bushes” Walker, 29, and Tyrone “Young Bricky” Wilson, 27.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, based in Downtown Brooklyn, said the defendants face 10 years to life in prison if convicted of the drug distribution conspiracy charges. Herron faces a mandatory sentence of at least five years if convicted of firearms charges and a maximum of life in prison.
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