RICHMOND, Va. - A Fredericksburg man was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for distributing heroin and fentanyl over a 14-month period.
According to court documents, Aaron J. Talley, 34, conspired with several others to distribute heroin in the Fredericksburg area from January 2018 until March 2019. Federal agents from the FBI, in partnership with the Fredericksburg Police Department, conducted an undercover investigation into Talley’s heroin distribution ring. During 2018, law enforcement working in an undercover capacity set up multiple purchases of heroin from Talley and his associates. In all, the task force conducted 20 undercover buys of heroin, many samples of which, although relatively small in weight, also contained fentanyl.
For sentencing purposes, Talley admitted to distributing between 80-100 grams of heroin as part of the conspiracy. Moreover, for purposes of the federal sentencing guidelines, Talley was determined to be a career offender and a leader or organizer of the conspiracy. As such, the advisory guideline range was substantially increased.
G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, David W. Archey, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Richmond Field Office, and David W. Nye, Chief of Fredericksburg Police, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge M. Hannah Lauck. Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter S. Duffey prosecuted the case.
A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 3:19-cr-66.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
