Keemont Reynolds, a 25-year-old resident of Manhattan, New York, was found guilty of drug conspiracy after a four-day jury trial. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Erin Keegan, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). A second individual from Brooklyn was acquitted.
The trial evidence revealed that on November 1, 2023, law enforcement stopped a Jeep Grand Cherokee in Malone, New York, as part of a drug trafficking investigation. Tyrece Franklin was driving the vehicle with Roddrick Ingram from Brooklyn in the front passenger seat and Reynolds in the back seat. Authorities discovered a false compartment within the vehicle's front dash containing approximately 424 grams of methamphetamine, 564.89 grams of cocaine, 545.77 grams of cocaine base, and 4.87 grams of heroin and fentanyl. The drugs were valued at about $140,000 on the street.
After three days of testimony, the jury deliberated for five hours before convicting Reynolds on conspiracy charges but acquitting him on possession with intent to distribute charges. Ingram was acquitted on both counts.
Reynolds is scheduled for sentencing on March 20, 2025, before Senior United States District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby in Albany. He faces up to 20 years in prison and at least three years of supervised release. Sentencing will be based on statutory guidelines and other factors.
Franklin had previously pled guilty and is set to be sentenced on January 23, 2025. He could receive between ten years to life imprisonment along with at least five years of supervised release.
The case was investigated by HSI and the New York State Police with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Douglas Collyer and Jeffrey Stitt prosecuting.