An Elkton-area man accused of leading a major drug ring that distributed heroin in New York, Maryland and the Dominican Republic is facing 20 years in federal prison after accepting a plea deal. United States District Judge J Frederick Motz has scheduled sentencing for January 12, 2012 at 2:15 PM
Steven Blackwell, 27, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges relating to heroin distribution on during a U.S. District Court hearing in Baltimore on Wednesday.
According to his plea agreement, Blackwell was the leader of a conspiracy to distribute heroin in Maryland, New York and the Dominican Republic since December 2003, managing five or more participants. Blackwell made millions of dollars and distributed more than 30 kilograms of heroin.
Blackwell became a member of the conspiracy as a Baltimore-based seller of heroin, which he obtained from suppliers in New York for approximately $70,000 per kilo. The heroin was then diluted and sold from “shops” and “outlets” operated by Blackwell in the Pimlico area of Baltimore City, on West Patterson Park Avenue, and elsewhere. The heroin was either delivered to Blackwell in Baltimore, or he sent Tahirah Carter and others to New York to deliver money and receive heroin, which was then transported back to Baltimore.
Blackwell associates were targeted for violence, including a man abducted and found floating in the Patapsco River, a fatal shooting outside a funeral, and the wounding of 12 people – including Blackwell himself – when a gunman sprayed bullets at a backyard cookout.
According to the plea agreement, Blackwell admits that he and Joy Edison conspired to launder the millions of dollars in proceeds from Blackwell’s heroin sales through the purchase of multiple properties, cars and other expensive items.
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