NEWARK, N.J. – A Newark, New Jersey, man who was previously
convicted of federal heroin distribution charges was indicted today with drug
distribution and firearms crimes, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Jihad Garrett, 34, is charged with possession of heroin with
intent to distribute, possession of a firearm in the course of committing that
drug crime, and being a previously convicted felon in possession of a handgun.
He is scheduled to make his initial appearance next week before U.S. Magistrate
Judge Cathy Waldor in Newark federal court.
According to the indictment:
Garrett was charged in connection with the Feb. 23, 2018,
seizure of a vehicle he was driving. Newark police subsequently recovered from
the vehicle 500 packets of heroin that were prepared for distribution and a .40
caliber handgun loaded with seven rounds of ammunition.
Garrett was convicted in 2012 in Newark federal court on
heroin distribution charges and was sentenced to 74 months in prison.
The current heroin distribution charge carries a maximum of
20 years in prison; the count of possession of a firearm during the drug
offense carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a
maximum term of life in prison that must be served upon completion of the drug
offense. The charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm carries a
maximum term of 10 years in prison.
The charges and allegations in the indictment are merely
accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven
guilty.
U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited the FBI, under the
leadership of Special Agent in Charge Timothy Gallagher; the U.S. Marshal’s
Service, under the leadership of U.S. Marshal Juan Mattos Jr., and the Newark
Department of Public Safety, under the direction of Anthony F. Ambrose, with
the investigation leading to the indictment.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys
Robert Frazer and Desiree Latzer of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Violent Crimes
Unit in Newark.
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