Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard today sentenced Darrell Bryant (48, Jacksonville) and Roshawn Anderson (34, Atlanta) each to six years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin.
Bryant pleaded guilty on Dec. 13, 2016. Anderson pleaded guilty on Jan. 24, 2017.
According to court documents, in August 2016, Bryant and Anderson arranged to sell almost a kilogram of heroin to an individual in Jacksonville. Bryant brokered the deal locally and Anderson brought the heroin from Georgia. On Aug. 31, 2016, while driving to deliver the heroin, Bryant and Anderson were stopped on Norwood Avenue, near I-95, by troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol who were working with the Drug Enforcement Administration. Anderson attempted to flee on foot but troopers caught up with him. He had approximately one kilogram of heroin hidden on his person.
This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the Florida Highway Patrol. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Frank Talbot.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
