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Date: 03-01-2019

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United States of America v. Darowe Junior Jones

Case Number: 4:18-cr-00128-CVE

Judge: Claire V. Eagan

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (Tulsa County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Thomas E. Duncombe, Dennis A. Fries and Joel-lyn A. McCormick

Defendant's Attorney: Matthew Peter Cyran

Description:




Tulsa, OK - Methamphetamine and Heroin Dealer Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison

A Tulsa man has been sentenced to federal prison for 15 separate charges, including distribution of heroin and methamphetamine. A jury found Darowe Junior Jones, 39, of Tulsa, guilty on Oct. 24, 2018.

U.S. District Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced Jones to 211 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release.

“Methamphetamine and heroin have exacted too much damage on Oklahoma families. Darowe Jones is an “alpha criminal” who peddled addiction for profit in our Tulsa community,” said U.S. Attorney Trent Shores. “Through the combined efforts of the TPD, FBI and ATF during Operation Alpha, his drug ring has been dismantled. A 17-year federal prison sentence delivers accountability and consequences to Darowe Jones for his involvement in the illegal drug trade. It should also promote deterrence for anyone thinking about stepping into his shoes.”

Jones was arrested on April 17, 2018, on an outstanding felony arrest warrant as part of Operation Alpha, an initiative targeting Tulsa’s most dangerous criminals. Jones was a high volume drug dealer who sold methamphetamine, black-tar heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana, and Xanax. He conspired with his partners to receive drugs through the mail at various addresses in Tulsa and Broken Arrow, which he later distributed in the Tulsa area. The evidence further showed that Jones sent tens of thousands of dollars in cash over a two-year period to his out-of-state sources of supply to purchase the narcotics.

After his arrest, Jones continued his drug operations by calling his accomplices from jail and directing them to hide evidence, including drug proceeds.

Jones will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.

Jones was arrested as part of Operation Alpha, a Project Safe Neighborhoods’ initiative. Operation Alpha utilized crime mapping technology to target areas with high rates of crime and focused on the area surrounding 21st Street and Garnett Road in Tulsa. Phase one operations took place from mid-April through mid-June 2018 and resulted in 174 felony arrests and seizure of 106 firearms.

The Tulsa Police Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, FBI and United States Marshals Service conducted the investigation.


Charge:


18:922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) - FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM AND AMMUNITION; 18:924(d) and 28:2461(c) - FIREARM AND AMMUNITION FORFEITURE
(1s)

21:846, 841(b)(1)(B)(viii), 841(b)(1)(C) and 841(b)(1)(D) - DRUG CONSPIRACY
(2s)

21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B)(viii) - POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE
(3s)

21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) - POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE HEROIN
(4s)

21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) - POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE COCAINE
(5s)

21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(D) - POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE MARIJUANA
(6s)

18:924(c)(1)(A)(i) - POSSESSION OF FIREARM IN FURTHERANCE OF A DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME; 18:924(d) and 28:2461(c) - FIREARM AND AMMUNITION FORFEITURE
(7s)

21:856(a)(1) - MAINTAIN DRUG INVOLVED PREMISES; 21:853(a) - DRUG FORFEITURE
(8s)

21:846, 841(b)(1)(B)(viii), and 841(b)(1)(C) - DRUG CONSPIRACY
(9s)

18:922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) - FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM AND AMMUNITION; 18:924(d) and 28:2461(c) - FIREARM AND AMMUNITION FORFEITURE
(15s)

21:846, 841(b)(1)(B)(i) and 841(b)(1)(C) - DRUG CONSPIRACY
(16s)

21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B)(i) - POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE HEROIN
(17s)

21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) - POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE MARIJUANA
(18s)

21:856(a)(1) - MAINTAIN DRUG INVOLVED PREMISES; 21:853(a) - DRUG FORFEITURE
(19s)

18:2232(a) and 2 - DESTRUCTION OR REMOVAL OF PROPERTY TO PREVENT SEIZURE
(20s)

Outcome: 18:922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) - FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM AND AMMUNITION; 18:924(d) and 28:2461(c) - FIREARM AND AMMUNITION FORFEITURE
(1s) BOP: 120 Months running concurrently with Counts 2-6,8,9, and 15-20; SR: 3 Years running concurrently with Counts 2-9, and 15-20; SMA: $100.00
21:846, 841(b)(1)(B)(viii), 841(b)(1)(C) and 841(b)(1)(D) - DRUG CONSPIRACY
(2s) BOP: 151 Months running concurrently with Counts 1,3-6, 8,9, and 15-20; SR: 5 Years running concurrently with Counts 1,3-9 and 15-20; SMA: $100.00
21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B)(viii) - POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE
(3s) BOP: 151 Months running concurrently with Counts 1,2,4-6,8,9, and 15-20; SR: 5 Years running concurrently with Counts 1,2, 4-9 and 15-20; SMA: $100.00
21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) - POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE HEROIN
(4s) BOP: 151 Months running concurrently with Counts 1-3,5,6,8,9, and 15-20; SR: 3 Years running concurrently with Counts 1-3,5-9 and 15-20; SMA: $100.00
21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) - POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE COCAINE
(5s) BOP: 151 Months running concurrently with Counts 1-4,6,8,9, and 15-20; SR: 3 Years running concurrently with Counts 1-4,6-9 and 15-20; SMA: $100.00
21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(D) - POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE MARIJUANA
(6s) BOP: 60 Months running concurrently with Counts 1-5, 6,8,9, and 15-20; SR: 3 Years running concurrently with Counts 1-5, 6-9 and 15-20; SMA: $100.00
18:924(c)(1)(A)(i) - POSSESSION OF FIREARM IN FURTHERANCE OF A DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME; 18:924(d) and 28:2461(c) - FIREARM AND AMMUNITION FORFEITURE
(7s) BOP: 60 Months running consecutively to all other Counts 1-6, 8,9, and 15-20; SR: 5 Years running concurrently with Counts 1-6, 8,9, 15-20; SMA: $100.00
21:856(a)(1) - MAINTAIN DRUG INVOLVED PREMISES; 21:853(a) - DRUG FORFEITURE
(8s) BOP: 151 Months running concurrently with Counts 1-6, 9, and 15-20; SR: 3 Years running concurrently 1-7, 9, 15-20; SMA: $100.00
21:846, 841(b)(1)(B)(viii), and 841(b)(1)(C) - DRUG CONSPIRACY
(9s) BOP: 151 Months running concurrently with Counts 1-6, 8, and 15-20; SR: 5 Years running concurrently with Counts 1-8, 15-20; SMA: $100.00
18:922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) - FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM AND AMMUNITION; 18:924(d) and 28:2461(c) - FIREARM AND AMMUNITION FORFEITURE
(15s) BOP: 120 Months running concurrently with Counts 1-6, 8, 9, 16-20; SR: 3 Years running concurrently with Counts 1-9 and 16-20; SMA: $100.00
21:846, 841(b)(1)(B)(i) and 841(b)(1)(C) - DRUG CONSPIRACY
(16s) BOP: 151 Months running concurrently with Counts 1-6, 8,9, 15, 17-20; SR: 5 Years running concurrently with Counts 1-9, 15, 17-20; SMA: $100.00
21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B)(i) - POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE HEROIN
(17s) BOP: 151 Months running concurrently with Counts 1-6, 8,9, 15,16,18-20; SR: 5 Years running concurrently with Counts 1-9, 15,16,18-20; SMA: $100.00
21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) - POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE MARIJUANA
(18s) BOP: 151 Months running concurrently with Counts 1-6,8,9, 15-17,19,20; SR: 3 Years running concurrently with Counts 1-9 and 15-17, 19, and 20; SMA: $100.00
21:856(a)(1) - MAINTAIN DRUG INVOLVED PREMISES; 21:853(a) - DRUG FORFEITURE
(19s) BOP: 151 Months running concurrently with Counts 1-6,8,9, 15-18, and 20; SR: 3 Years running concurrently with Counts 1-9, 15-18, and 20; SMA: $100.00
18:2232(a) and 2 - DESTRUCTION OR REMOVAL OF PROPERTY TO PREVENT SEIZURE
(20s) BOP: 60 Months running concurrently with Counts 1-6,8,9, 15-19; SR: 3 Years running concurrently with Counts 1-9 and 15-19; SMA: $100.00

02/27/2019 168 MINUTES of Proceedings - held before Judge Claire V Eagan: Sentencing held on 2/27/2019 , ruling on motion(s)/document(s): #149 and #153 Denied, striking/terminating deadline(s)/hearing(s) as to Darowe Junior Jones (1) (Re: 153 MOTION for Upward Departure , 149 MOTION for Nonguideline Sentence (Variance), 166 Sealed Document, 152 Sentencing Memorandum, 162 Opinion and Order,, Ruling on Motion(s)/Document(s),, Directing Forfeiture of Property/Money,,, 167 Sealed Order, 155 Response in Opposition to Motion ) (Court Reporter: Greg Bloxom) (With attachments) (crp, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 02/27/2019)

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