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Date: 07-06-2021
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Case Number: 1:20-cr-00020-LAG-TQL
Judge: Leslie Gardner
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia (Dougherty County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Albany, Georgia drug possession and felony firearm possession charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant.
Robert Scott Kennedy, 37, of Albany, was found guilty of one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin, one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon following a three-day trial that began on Monday, June 28 in Albany federal court. Kennedy is facing a mandatory minimum five years up to life imprisonment for his crimes. Sentencing before U.S. District Judge Leslie Gardner has not been scheduled. There is no parole in the federal system.
“Armed criminals who continually disregard the law and disrupt the safety and peace of our communities will face the possibility of federal prosecution,” said Peter D. Leary, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. “We will continue to work closely with our law enforcement partners to hold repeat criminals accountable and bring them to justice.”
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Kennedy was taken into custody on August 21, 2020, on multiple outstanding arrest warrants. Kennedy was found in possession of a .40 caliber Glock 23 pistol and a distribution amount of heroin. Kennedy also swallowed a quantity of heroin and required medical attention at the scene. Kennedy has a significant criminal history including felony convictions for burglary, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, and obstruction of an officer.
The case was investigated by FBI, GBI, DEA and ATF.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Leah McEwen is prosecuting the case.
18:922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) - Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
(22s)
21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) - Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin
(23s)
18:2 and 18:924(c)(1)(A)(i) - Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime
(24s)
Outcome: 06/28/2021 172 MOTION to Dismiss Motion to Dimiss Counts of Four and Five of Superseding Indictment by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA as to ROBERT SCOTT KENNEDY. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(MCEWEN, LEAH) (Entered: 06/28/2021)
06/28/2021 173 ORDER granting 172 Motion to Dismiss as to ROBERT SCOTT KENNEDY (4). Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE LESLIE ABRAMS GARDNER on 6/28/2021. (dht) (Entered: 06/28/2021)
06/28/2021 174 STIPULATIONS by ROBERT SCOTT KENNEDY. (dht) (Entered: 06/28/2021)
Defendant was found guilty.
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