U.S. Attorney Carla B. Freedman | U.S. Department of Justice
Keemont Reynolds, a 25-year-old from Manhattan, New York, has been found guilty of drug conspiracy after a four-day jury trial. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Erin Keegan, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). A second individual from Brooklyn was acquitted.
Evidence presented during the trial revealed that on November 1, 2023, law enforcement officers stopped a Jeep Grand Cherokee in Malone, New York. This stop was part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. Tyrece Franklin was driving the vehicle with Roddrick Ingram from Brooklyn as the front passenger and Reynolds in the back seat. Police discovered a false compartment within the vehicle's front dash containing approximately 424 grams of methamphetamine, 564.89 grams of cocaine, 545.77 grams of cocaine base, and 4.87 grams of heroin and fentanyl—drugs valued at around $140,000 on Malone's streets.
After three days of testimony, the jury deliberated for five hours before convicting Reynolds on the conspiracy charge but acquitting him of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Ingram was acquitted on all charges.
Reynolds is set to be sentenced on March 20, 2025, by Senior United States District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby in Albany. He faces up to 20 years imprisonment and at least three years supervised release. The sentencing will consider factors such as statutory guidelines and U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
Franklin had previously pled guilty and is due for sentencing on January 23, 2025; he faces a minimum sentence of ten years up to life imprisonment along with at least five years supervised release.
The case was investigated by HSI and the New York State Police with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Douglas Collyer and Jeffrey Stitt handling prosecution duties.