United States of America v. Jeremy Hinton

Wilmington, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering.

The Raleigh Police Department (RPD) and ATF conducted two controlled purchases of fentanyl from Inmate Hinton. During the second controlled purchase, Inmate Hinton also sold a Glock 36 handgun. When law enforcement ultimately tried to pull Inmate Hinton over to arrest him, he sped off in a car chase, ultimately evading them. Later that day, law enforcement again tried to pull Inmate Hinton over, and he fled again, driving over 80 miles per hour. Inmate Hinton got sentenced as a career offender because of his egregious criminal history, which includes felony convictions for breaking and entering, possession of a stolen motor vehicle, selling cocaine, possessing drugs with the intent to sell them, and shooting a gun into occupied home.

Ellis Boyle, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement after sentencing by Chief U.S. District Judge Richard E. Myers II. RPD and ATF investigated the case, and Assistant United States Attorney Casey L. Peaden prosecuted the case.

“Fentanyl poisons our communities, killing our kids and neighbors. This dope dealer has 8 felony convictions for violent crimes in state court before facing federal justice for profiting off the pain and desperation of addicts, ruining their families. The only thing more deadly than fentanyl is fentanyl and guns—and that’s what this defendant was selling. Let this sentence warn anyone pushing this poison. Simple Lesson: Drugs Kill, Prison Awaits – Do Right.” said U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle.

The Defendant elected to plead guilty.