Date: 11-12-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Marvin Byrd

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Judge: Christina Reiss

Court: The United States District Court for the District of Vermont

Plaintiff's Attorney: The States United Attorney’s Office for Burlington

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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Conspiracy
Hartford, Connecticut Man Sentenced to 35 Months in Northeast Kingdom Drug Conspiracy

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on November 8, 2024, Marvin Byrd, 29, of Hartford, Connecticut, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a term of 35 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release. Byrd previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including fentanyl.

According to court records, Byrd agreed with multiple other individuals to acquire and ultimately distribute controlled substances in Orleans County in Vermont. Between at least March and August 2023, Byrd—who went by “TJ” while in Vermont—stayed with multiple local residents in Orleans County and used their residences as places to prepare and distribute controlled substances. The last residence Byrd occupied for that purpose was in Barton, Vermont. Investigators performed multiple controlled purchases involving Byrd and his coconspirators in that time, including one purchase of fentanyl directly from Byrd in April 2023.

United States Attorney Nikolas P. Kerest noted that this case was part of a sustained joint federal, state, county and local law enforcement investigation into drug-and-firearms-trafficking activities in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. He stated that the United States Attorney’s Office remains committed to its partnerships in the Kingdom and their long-term, in-depth investigations. U.S. Attorney Kerest commended the collaborative investigatory efforts of the Northeast Vermont Drug Task Force; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; Homeland Security Investigations; the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department; the Newport Police Department; the Air & Marine Operations division of Customs and Border Protection, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 35 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release

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