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Massena man sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing heroin, cocaine, loaded weapons

Posted 8/24/18

MASSENA – A Massena man has been sentence to 15 years in prison for possessing heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine with the intent to distribute them, and for possessing a loaded handgun and shotgun …

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Massena man sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing heroin, cocaine, loaded weapons

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MASSENA – A Massena man has been sentence to 15 years in prison for possessing heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine with the intent to distribute them, and for possessing a loaded handgun and shotgun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Jevar Sturridge, 25, a citizen of Jamaica residing in Massena, recently was sentenced to the term by United States District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino, according to United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Special Agent in Charge Kevin Kelly of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

The judge also ordered that Sturridge serve an eight-year term of supervised release following his release from prison, according to the Department of Justice.

As part of his April 10, 2018 guilty plea, Sturridge admitted that on February 15, 2017, he possessed 48 grams of crack cocaine, 42 grams of powder cocaine, and 42 grams of heroin in his apartment in Massena. Sturridge, who has 2 prior drug felony convictions, further admitted to possessing, in his apartment, a loaded Smith and Wesson .40 caliber handgun and a loaded Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun, in order to guard against the potential theft of his drugs and drug proceeds, DOJ said.

This case was investigated by HSI, the Massena Police Department and the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Katherine Kopita and Emmet O’Hanlon, DOJ said.