Press Release: U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland
In the last week, U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander has sentenced three members of the Monument Street drug trafficking organizations to at least five years in federal prison related to their roles in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and/or fentanyl in the Monument Street area of East Baltimore. Specifically, on March 4, 2021, Judge Hollander sentenced Tony Solomon, age 55, of Baltimore, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release on charges of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. On March 9, 2021, Judge Hollander sentenced Perez Scruggs, age 25, and Noah Walston age 30, both of Baltimore, to 65 months and five years in federal prison, respectively, each followed by three years of supervised release. Scruggs had previously pleaded guilty to the drug conspiracy and to possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Walston pleaded guilty to the drug conspiracy and to being a felon in possession of a firearm. A fourth co-defendant, Windeer Washington, age 45, of Baltimore is scheduled to be sentenced on March 12, 2021. Washington and the government have agreed that, if the Court accepts his plea agreement, Washington will be sentenced to three years in federal prison.
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In the last week, U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander has sentenced three members of the Monument Street drug trafficking organizations to at least five years in federal prison related to their roles in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and/or fentanyl in the Monument Street area of East Baltimore. Specifically, on March 4, 2021, Judge Hollander sentenced Tony Solomon, age 55, of Baltimore, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release on charges of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. On March 9, 2021, Judge Hollander sentenced Perez Scruggs, age 25, and Noah Walston age 30, both of Baltimore, to 65 months and five years in federal prison, respectively, each followed by three years of supervised release. Scruggs had previously pleaded guilty to the drug conspiracy and to possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Walston pleaded guilty to the drug conspiracy and to being a felon in possession of a firearm. A fourth co-defendant, Windeer Washington, age 45, of Baltimore is scheduled to be sentenced on March 12, 2021. Washington and the government have agreed that, if the Court accepts his plea agreement, Washington will be sentenced to three years in federal prison.
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