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Date: 11-03-2021

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United States of America v. Robert Bradley Lockhart

Case Number: 5:19-cr-00020-MFU-JCH

Judge: Michael F. Urbanski

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (Rockingham County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office

Defendant's Attorney:


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Description: Harrisonburg, Virginia conspiracy to distribute drugs with resulting serious bodily harm charge criminal defense lawyer represented Robert Bradley Lockhart.

The government asserted that Lockhart, 33, was a heroin dealer connected to a drug pipeline between Baltimore, Maryland and Front Royal, Virginia. During the course of the investigation, the Northwest Virginia Drug and Gang Task Force (NWDGTF) Front Royal Team identified more than 30 overdose injuries connected to that heroin pipeline, and conducted dozens of controlled heroin buys, traffic stops, search warrants and interviews with Virginia-based heroin sub-distributors. This investigation led to the arrest of many individuals, including the defendant, Robert Bradley Lockhart.

“Stopping the flow of heroin and other powerful drugs from out-of-state is a top priority of the Justice Department,” United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh said today. “Lockhart, and others, brought hundreds of grams of deadly drugs into Virginia and caused multiple overdoses. I am grateful to the work of the Front Royal Police Department, the DEA, and the Assistant United States Attorneys who prosecuted this conspiracy for closing this deadly pipeline.”

According to cooperating witnesses, Lockhart obtained quantities of heroin ranging from 10 to 30 grams each time he traveled to Baltimore between the summer of 2016 and December 2017, sometimes going to Baltimore several times a week. His heroin sales led to three different overdoses, one of which was the basis for the second count. Law enforcement conducted six controlled purchases of heroin from Lockhart and recovered 24 grams of heroin concealed in his anal cavity on the date of his arrest.

The Front Royal Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Northwest Virginia Drug and Gang Task Force investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kathryn Rumsey and Heather L. Carlton prosecuted the case.

21:846=CD.F CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 21:841(a)(1), 21:841(b)(1)(B), 21:846 - heroin (12/2017)
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21:846=CD.F CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - 21:846 - heroin, fentanyl - (12/2017)
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21:841A=CD.F CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE - 21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) - heroin - (10/17/2016)
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Outcome: 11/02/2021 170 Jury Question 1 as to Robert Bradley Lockhart (mka)
11/02/2021 171 Final Jury Instructions as to Robert Bradley Lockhart (mka)
11/02/2021 172 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski:Jury Trial Day 6 as to Robert Bradley Lockhart held on 11/2/2021 Defendant remanded to Custody. (Court Reporter: Judy Webb) (mka)
11/02/2021 173 Jury Verdict as to Robert Bradley Lockhart (1) Guilty on Count 1s,2s. (mka) (Additional attachment(s) added on 11/2/2021: # 1 Redacted Jury Verdict Form) (jv).
11/02/2021 174 Return of Government Exhibits as to Robert Bradley Lockhart (jv)

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