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Drug shop shut down [ PITTSFIELD]
#8019773 - 02/13/08 09:29 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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http://www.berkshireeagle.com/localnews/ci_8247027
One half of a cocaine-dealing duo who pleaded guilty to distribution and other charges will spend the next several years of his life behind bars, while a judge sentenced his female accomplice to probation.
By accepting plea agreements with prosecutors, the Pittsfield pair avoided a criminal trial — and the prospect of more severe penalties.
Harry S. Young III, 36, and Julie M. Lebeau, 29, pleaded guilty to multiple drug charges in Berkshire Superior Court last week. The charges derive from the March 27, 2007, raid of the couple's Linden Street home on Pittsfield's West Side.
The raid netted about 46 grams of crack cocaine; 36 grams of powder cocaine; a smaller quantity of marijuana; and paraphernalia commonly associated with the drug trade, including a digital scale and plastic bags used to package drugs for street sales, according to police and prosecutors.
Street value of $16,000
Narcotics investigators said the couple ran a lucrative drug trade. The street value of drugs seized in the raid was estimated at $16,000, officials said.
Members of the Berkshire County Drug Task force used a "no-knock" search warrant to forcibly enter the apartment. The special countywide narcotics unit is comprised of state troopers and local police officers.
Young, whose street aliases include "Ace" and "Anthony Stone," was sentenced by Judge Daniel A. Ford to three to four years in state prison, while Lebeau received three years' probation and a 2 1/2-year suspended sentence at the Berkshire County Jail & House of Correction. That means Lebeau will not serve jail time if she stays out of trouble. If she violates the terms of her probation, however, a judge could impose the full jail sentence.
Young, whose record includes prior drug convictions, pleaded guilty to charges of cocaine trafficking, marijuana possession and possession of phencyclidine with intent to distribute. Lebeau pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana, cocaine and phencyclidine. She also pleaded guilty to intent-to-distribute charges in connection with the cocaine and phencyclidine offenses.
Phencyclidine is better known by the street names "PCP" or "Angel Dust."
Initial pleas of not guilty
Young and Lebeau both pleaded not guilty when they were originally arraigned on drug charges in May 2007. Young's case was scheduled for trial this month in Superior Court. The trial status of Lebeau's case was not immediately known, but that issue is now moot because she pleaded guilty.
Besides the quantity of drugs seized at the Linden Street apartment, another big tip-off that the defendants were not merely drug users was the discovery of a closed-circuit camera and monitoring system, according to investigators. The system enabled Young and Lebeau to watch the apartment's entrance at all times, police said.
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Re: Drug shop shut down [ PITTSFIELD] [Re: Bridgeburner]
#8020408 - 02/13/08 11:26 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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How the fuck is that worth $16,000. I don't know how much crack costs but 36 grams of cocaine would cost $1000-$1100 over here.
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Re: Drug shop shut down [ PITTSFIELD] [Re: wireless]
#8020955 - 02/14/08 02:35 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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that must be one hell of a digital scale
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Re: Drug shop shut down [ PITTSFIELD] [Re: j0nnyb0y05]
#8021617 - 02/14/08 09:36 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
j0nnyb0y05 said: that must be one hell of a digital scale
Lmfao
If i had closed circuit cameras to watch the entrance and i saw a group of state troopers headed for my house, i'd be goooone.
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DarkLotus55
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Re: Drug shop shut down [ PITTSFIELD] [Re: archetype]
#8022044 - 02/14/08 11:38 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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How did they gril only get probation when the guy got totally screwed? They both in the same place with the same shit...
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DarkLotus55
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Re: Drug shop shut down [ PITTSFIELD] [Re: archetype]
#8022045 - 02/14/08 11:38 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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How did they girl only get probation when the guy got totally screwed? They both in the same place with the same shit...
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