Rocky Mount Man Sentenced to 262 Months for Heroin Distribution and Firearm Offense

GREENVILLE – The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina John Stuart Bruce announced that yesterday in federal court, Senior U.S. District Court Judge Malcolm J. Howard, sentenced QUINCY ANDRE JONES, 38, of Pinetops, North Carolina to 262 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release. On August 8, 2016, JONES pled guilty to one-count of Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute a Quantity of Heroin and to one-count of Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime.

U.S. Attorney John Stuart Bruce commented, “Our office is working every day with federal, state, and local law enforcement to fight the nationwide plague of heroin/opioid abuse. Vigorous prosecution of the dealers of this poison is an essential part of this effort.”

“It is always a good day when a heroin dealer goes to prison for over 20 years,” said Rocky Mount Chief of Police James C. Moore. “Heroin addiction is an unwelcome habitual disease that is devastating our society. I hope that this sentence will make other dealers think twice before they decide to sell drugs in Rocky Mount.”

Investigation revealed that between January 19, 2016, and June 3, 2016, investigators from the Rocky Mount Police Department, conducted nine controlled purchases of heroin, or substances purporting to be heroin, from JONES or individuals working for JONES.

On June 3, 2016, following the controlled transactions detailed above, investigators initiated a traffic stop of JONES’ vehicle and he was taken into custody without incident. Following his arrest, JONES provided a statement to investigators. JONES advised that he obtained a handgun two weeks earlier from a heroin addict, in exchange for 30 bindles of heroin. He explained that he started selling heroin in December 2015, and that he purchased 1 to 2 bricks (1.2 to 2.4 grams) of heroin per day from his supplier. JONES went on to discuss his own drug trafficking and noted that he made approximately $800 per day.

The case was investigated by the Rocky Mount Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Special Assistant United States Attorney Boz Zellinger prosecuted the case.