Four Men Face Possible Life Sentence in Federal Drug Trafficking Case
The United States Department of Justice for the Southern District of New York announced today that Harrison Brown a/k/a “H”, Allahvell Cutts, a/k/a “Vell”, Malik Saunders, a/k/a “Man”, and Rasheem Lee, a/k/a “Godson”, were arrested on charges of distributing and selling cocaine and crack cocaine in the Bronx. All of the sales are alleged to have been to an uncover officer. Each of the four defendants in custody face a possible maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of the top count. Henry Franklin a/k/a “BT,” John Sutton, a/k/a “J-Black,” Raheam Steed, a/k/a “Heeni”, Caleb Hooker, aka “Kahleaf,” and Wajeeh Baker were also charged in the same seventeen count sealed indictment but have not been arrested. Each of the five at large defendants also face a possible maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of the top count except Hooker who faces a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison. The seventeen count indictment is alleged to have been the culmination of a two year investigation involving the NYPD, ATF , DEA, New State Division of Parole and United States Marshall Services. The four defendants in custody were expected to be arraigned today in Federal Court in Manhattan. The drug trafficking charges contained in the seventeen count indictment are merely accusations and all nine defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
