Drug dealer jailed for sheltering murderer
A DRUG dealer has been jailed for six years after helping one of the murderers of Birmingham teenager Kenichi Phillips.
Isaiah Wright-Young was sheltered by Shaleana Samuels at her one-bed flat in Dudley.
The 25-year-old allowed Wright-Young to use the address in Dixons Green Road, despite him being wanted over the shooting of 18-year-old Kenichi in a car in Ladywood in March last year.
WrightYoung used the address as a hideaway between October 7 and October 16, 2016. West Midlands Police would eventually tracked him down and discovered a range of drugs at the property.
Samuels claimed in her initial police interview that WrightYoung had been asked to stay as a favour for a friend and wanted to stay clear of his ex-partner’s brother.
In relation to the drugs, she originally claimed she was forced into creating the ‘dealer list’ and she was not responsible for the illegal substances.
However, she went on to admit assisting an offender and possession of almost £8,000 worth of crack cocaine and heroin – along with just under £500 of cannabis – with intent to supply.
Samuels was jailed for a total of six years at Birmingham Crown Court.
Disharn Downie, 19, and Wright-Young, 37, were both handed life sentences for shooting Kenichi as he sat in a car following two separate trials.
Sergeant Rob Bastin, from the force’s homicide unit, said: “Samuels tried to help WrightYoung avoid justice by allowing him to stay at her flat.
“While Wright-Young was at large we were unable to bring him to justice which only caused further distress to the family of Kenichi.”