Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy C. Lynch, who is handling the case, stated that between June 2013 and Feb. 25, 2014, the defendant conspired with others to buy and sell crack cocaine in the City of Buffalo.
Also charged in this case are co-defendants Anthony McCutcheon, Troy Cooley, Deandre Sparks, William Jefferson, Markiel Hall, Morrell Buster, Alicia Maghett and Carmella Rivera. Sparks, Hall, Maghett, and Owens have also been convicted. Charges are pending against McCutcheon, Jefferson, Buster, and Rivera. The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The plea is the culmination of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Lackawanna Police Department, under the direction of Chief James Michel.
Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 27, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. before Judge Skretny.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
