Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell
III sentenced Kevin Gerard Wyche, age 27, of Baltimore, today to 10 years in
prison followed by three years of supervised release for possession with intent
to distribute cocaine.
The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the
District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge William P.
McMullan of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - Baltimore
Field Division; Commissioner Anthony W. Batts of the Baltimore Police
Department; and Baltimore City State’s Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein.
According to his plea agreement, on June 26, 2013, Baltimore
City Police officers executed a search warrant at Wyche’s residence for
evidence of narcotics trafficking.
Police recovered four plastic bags containing a total of 100.79 grams of
cocaine; a plastic bag containing 10.44 grams of marijuana; drug paraphernalia;
and a bag containing over 115 rounds of ammunition, all which were hidden in
the ceiling of the basement between the floor joists. Law enforcement also recovered computers,
cell phones, and drug packaging material from the front basement bedroom where
Wyche was staying. During a taped
interview with police, Wyche admitted that the drugs and ammunition belonged to
him. Wyche had previously been convicted
of a felony and was prohibited from possessing a gun or ammunition.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein commended the ATF,
Baltimore Police Department and Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office for
their work in the investigation. Mr.
Rosenstein thanked Assistant United States Attorney Bonnie S. Greenberg, who
prosecuted the case.
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