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Escambia Man Gets Life Plus 10 Years In Cocaine Conspiracy
December 23, 2011
An Escambia County man was sentenced to life plus 10 years in federal prison Thursday morning on charges related to conspiracy to distribute cocaine in Pensacola,
according to United States Attorney Pamela C. Marsh, Northern District of Florida.
The federal indictment alleged Hill and others were involved in the distribution of large amounts of cocaine and crack cocaine, as well as in the possession of firearms to further the drug conspiracy.
During the trial earlier this summer, jurors heard evidence of multiple cocaine seizures from Hill. The jury also heard testimony regarding death threats to a member of the Pensacola community who was aiding law enforcement in its investigation. These threats, as well as a drive-by shooting of this person’s residence, were linked to Hill through his cellular telephone records.
Chief United States District Judge M. Casey Rodgers sentenced Hill today to life on the drug conspiracy conviction and imposed a ten-year consecutive sentence for discharging a firearm in furtherance of the conspiracy. The severity of Hill’s sentence was based in part on his prior state convictions for felony drug and violent crime offenses.
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4 Responses to “Escambia Man Gets Life Plus 10 Years In Cocaine Conspiracy”
@ resident – I agree, I bet that smug look left his face real quick…
Thank you, Chief United States District Judge M. Casey Rodgers; now the rest of these kind needs to be cleaned up as well…
If this would have been meth he would not have got this time. Icant understand why these fools are still selling crack when people are getting probation and short sentence for meth..
GOOD. ONLY QUESTION I REALLY HAVE IS THIS: IF HE WILL NEVER GET OUT OF JAIL ,WHY PUT THAT COSTLY BURDEN ON THE TAXPAYERS? PEOPLE LIKE THIS SHOULD , AFTER A FAIR TRIAL AND 1 APPEAL ,IF STILL FOUND GUILTY ,BE EXECUTED FOR THE BETTERMENT OF SOCIETY AS A WHOLE.
Good riddance!! I bet when he heard that sentence that smug look left his face. Kudos to Chief United States District Judge M. Casey Rodgers.