Distributed Crack and Heroin Next to Daycare
ALBANY, NEW YORK - A jury voted today to convict William “True" Hilts, age 52, of Schenectady, New York, of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and heroin, and distribution of crack cocaine and heroin, following a four-day jury trial.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Hilts, who has several felony convictions for drug trafficking, faces at least 10 years and up to life in prison, as well as a term of post-imprisonment supervised release of between 8 years and life, when he is sentenced on Sept. 11, 2017 by Senior United States District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy.
The evidence at trial showed that, from October 2015 through February 2016, Hilts conspired with his nephew, Elijah Jones, to distribute crack cocaine and heroin from their shared residence on Paige Street, next to a children’s daycare. Law enforcement officers recovered more than 80 grams of crack cocaine and more than 600 bags of heroin during the investigation. Jones pled guilty on May 10 to a conspiracy charge and faces at least 5 years and up to 40 years in prison.
This case was investigated by the DEA and the Schenectady County Sheriff’s Department, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Wayne A. Myers and Joseph A. Giovannetti.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
