ROCHESTER, N.Y.—U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr.
announced today that Willie R. Wynn, 49, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty
before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to possession of heroin with
intent to distribute and possession of a firearm while being a previously
convicted felon. The drug charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in
prison, a fine of $2,000,000 or both. The firearms charge carries a maximum
penalty of 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000.00, or both.
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Charles E. Moynihan who is handling the case, stated that on September 24,
2014, Rochester Police officers were investigating a stolen bicycle report
which had occurred in the area of Franklin Street and Pleasant Street in
Rochester. During the investigation,
officers encountered Wynn near the Eastman School of Music at the intersection
of East Main Street and Gibbs Street. The defendant matched the description
given to the police of the person who took the bicycle so officers attempted to
stop and speak with him. Wynn rode away
from officers on his bicycle, forcing them to chase him. As officers caught the defendant and were
taking him into custody, he fell to the ground.
The officers saw a silver Cobra Enterprises CA-380, semi-automatic
pistol on the ground next to Wynn’s waist. The handgun was loaded with six
rounds of ammunition. Officers searched
the defendant and found 20 individual bags of heroin in the pocket of his
pants. Wynn was previously been
convicted of Attempted Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third
Degree in 1991 and Manslaughter in the Second Degree in 1995.
The plea is the
culmination of an investigation on the part of Special Agents of the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent
in Charge Delano A. Reid, New York Field Division, and the Rochester Police
Department, under the direction of Chief Michael Ciminelli.
Sentencing is scheduled for June 3, 2015 at 11:00 a.m.
before Judge Wolford.
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