Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Catherine Baumgarten, who handled the case, stated that the charge stems from an investigation into the trafficking of cocaine base and cocaine from the Cleveland, Ohio area into Western New York, and the distribution of those drugs in North Tonawanda, Niagara Falls, Lockport, and Buffalo.
Co-defendants Nathaniel Clark and Raysean Clark have been convicted and are awaiting sentencing. Co-defendant Kayla Combs was sentenced to 30 months in prison.
The sentencing is the culmination of an investigation on the part of Task Force Agents and Special Agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge, New York Field Division, in conjunction with the Niagara County Sheriff's Department and Niagara County Drug Task Force, under the direction of Sheriff James Voutour, and the North Tonawanda Police Department, under the direction of Chief William Hall.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
