Baltimore Career Offender Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Gun Charges

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Edward Leon Samuel, Jr., age 50, of Baltimore, Maryland , on March 16, 2017, to 13 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine, and for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Assistant Special Agent in Charge Don A. Hibbert of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Baltimore District Office; and Commissioner Kevin Davis of the Baltimore Police Department.

According to his plea agreement, Samuel distributed heroin and cocaine in Baltimore City. On February 2, 2016, members of the DEA and Baltimore City Police Department executed a search warrant at Samuel’s residence and recovered 171 grams of heroin and 25.8 grams of cocaine, which Samuel admits he intended to distribute to his customers. Law enforcement also recovered three loaded firearms, including a .40 caliber handgun, a 9mm handgun with no serial number, and a 454 revolver with no serial number. Samuel admits that he possessed the firearms to further his drug trafficking activities.

United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised the DEA and Baltimore Police Department for their work in the investigation. Mr. Rosenstein thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Derek E. Hines and Christopher J. Romano, who prosecuted the case.