Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Crack dealer sentecced in Rutland

A New York man convicted of selling crack cocaine in Vermont will spend nearly six years in prison. 21-year-old Adene Reid pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute. He was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge J. Garvan Murtha who also ordered four years of supervised release. Reid was indicted in 2008 in connection with Operation Marble Valley, a multi-agency probe into drug-related crime in the Rutland and Brandon areas between 2006 and 2008. Two co-defendants pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.