Distributed Crack Cocaine around Syracuse and Possessed Gun at “Stash" House
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Brock Yancy, 35, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced yesterday to serve 200 months (16 years, 8 months) in prison for his convictions for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base (crack cocaine); and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge James Burns, and Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler. Chief United States District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby also sentenced Yancy to five years of supervised release following his jail term.
The sentence yesterday stemmed from a joint DEA and Syracuse Police PD investigation begun in 2013 into Yancy’s drug trafficking activities with co-conspirator Dwayne Handy in the Syracuse area. The wiretap investigation culminated on April 15, 2014, when agents arrested Handy and Yancy as they traveled to a drug deal. A search warrant executed at Yancy’s residence resulted in the seizure of over $32,000.00 in drug proceeds. An additional search warrant at a "stash" location the defendants’ utilized on Butternut Street, Syracuse recovered 12 grams of cocaine, several boxes of ammunition and four (4) handguns
This case was investigated by the DEA and Syracuse Police Department, and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Carla Freedman.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
