DALLAS — A Dallas man who pleaded guilty last year to his
role in a drug trafficking conspiracy and using firearms in furtherance of that
drug trafficking crime, has been sentenced, announced John Parker, Acting U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
Jesse Rodriguez, 35, was sentenced on Wednesday by U.S.
District Judge Sam A. Lindsay to serve a total of 108 months in federal
prison. Rodriguez pleaded guilty in
September 2014 to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and heroin and
one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of that drug trafficking
crime.
According to documents filed in the case, Rodriguez admitted
that from approximately November 1, 2013, to February 21, 2014, he and
co-defendant Felix Medina, 32, conspired together and with others to distribute
and possess with the intent to distribute, cocaine and heroin. Rodriguez also admitted that during that
time, he possessed numerous firearms.
Medina has also pleaded guilty and is scheduled to be sentenced on
August 17, 2015.
In furtherance of the conspiracy according to the factual
resume, Rodriguez and Medina had two residences in Dallas, next door to the
other, from which they would sell and store the drugs, store the proceeds from
their illegal drug sales, and possess firearms to protect themselves, the
controlled substances, and the proceeds.
When law enforcement executed a search warrant at the two residences on
February 21, 2014, they found, among other things, approximately 223 grams of
suspected cocaine, more than $18,000 in cash, baggies, more than 5,000 rounds
of ammunition, video surveillance equipment, and approximately 40 firearms,
including one Rodriguez had in his waistband.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
investigated. Deputy Criminal Chief
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lisa Miller prosecuted.
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