The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Myron Bernard, aka “Hood," of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Kevin “Kyle" Forman of Burlington, Vermont were indicted by the federal grand jury yesterday, and charged with conspiring to distribute and distributing heroin and cocaine base in Vermont.
According to Court documents, the United States alleges that both Bernard and Forman engaged in the sale of heroin near the corner of South Willard and Buell Streets in Burlington, Vermont. Forman also distributed heroin in various parking lots in Winooski and Burlington. After one of these distributions of heroin, law enforcement surveillance followed Forman back to his residence on Austin Drive in Burlington.
Both Forman and Bernard appeared earlier this week before United States Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy in Burlington. Forman was ordered detained pending trial. Bernard was ordered held pending a detention hearing, scheduled for Monday, April 24, 2017.
The United States Attorney emphasizes that the charges contained in the Indictment are merely accusations and that the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty. If either Bernard or Forman is convicted, each faces a maximum possible term of imprisonment of twenty years.
The United States is represented in this matter by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jon Ophardt. Bernard is represented by the Federal Public Defender for the District of Vermont. Forman is represented by Richard R. Goldsborough, Esq. The investigation was conducted by the Vermont State Police, the Burlington Police Department, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
