Two Collar City men sentenced for drug offenses
ALBANY, N.Y. >> Two men from Troy were recently sentenced to state prison for drug related offenses, according to the U. S. Attorney’s Office.
Officials said Jaquan Walker, 24, of Troy, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for possessing and intending to distribute crack cocaine.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and James N. Hendricks, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Authorities said Walker admitted that on September 2, 2017, while in Troy, he possessed approximately 47 grams of crack cocaine, which he intended to distribute.
Officials said that this case was investigated by the FBI and the Troy Police Department, and was prosecuted by Assistant U. S. Attorney Alicia Giglio Suarez.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office also recently announced that Tyrone D. Marshall, 37, of Troy, was sentenced to 92 months in prison, to be followed by 6 years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine in Albany and Rensselaer Counties.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and James N. Hendricks, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
In pleading guilty on August 15, 2018, officials said Marshall admitted that from February 2017 to April 2017, he worked with others to acquire cocaine; cook and otherwise convert the cocaine into cocaine base (a/k/a crack cocaine); and sell crack cocaine and cocaine in Albany and Rensselaer Counties.
Authorities said Marshall admitted that a co- conspirator typically acquired cocaine from a source of supply in the City of Albany and then brought the cocaine to his residence in Troy, where they would cook the cocaine into crack for resale.
This case was investigated by the FBI and the New York State Police, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Barnett.
Twomen from Troy were recently sentenced to state prison for drug related offenses, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.