Repeat Drug Offender Convicted on Six Charges, Faces Decades in Federal Prison

Raleigh County man sentenced for fentanyl crime

BEAVER, WV (WVNS) -- A Raleigh County man was sentenced for a drug crime involving fentanyl. According to a press release, 23-year-old Kevin Lemar Legrand, of Beckley, was sentenced on July 9, 2025 for distribution of fentanyl. He was sentenced to five years of federal probation for the drug crime. According to court documents, on February 16, 2023, Legrand sold an estimated 7.2 grams of fentanyl for the price of $600 to a confidential informant…

Northeast Georgia Man Sentenced to Prison for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking (United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia)

) ATHENS, Ga. - A Georgia man with a lengthy criminal history in the Athens-Clarke County community and who was found guilty at trial of armed fentanyl trafficking was sentenced to serve 35 years in federal prison for his crime. Dwan Maurice Hewlett, aka "LA," 41, of Hull, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 420 months in prison to be followed by ten years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Tilman E. "Tripp" Self III on July 7. Hewlett was…

Georgia man gets 35 years for dealing fentanyl

ATLANTA — Dwan Maurice Hewlett must have thought he was about to make a lucrative deal when he drove to an Athens gas station. His car was filled with fentanyl and other drugs, in baggies ready to go. Instead, he…

Repeat drug offender convicted on six charges, faces decades in federal prison

Dwan Maurice Hewlett was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for armed trafficking of fentanyl and other drugs, with no possibility of parole.

Kentucky State Police: Mt. Vernon man found guilty of drug trafficking, sentenced to 12 years  - WBONTV Local News for Richmond KY

A Mt. Vernon man is now facing twelve years in prison following a yearlong investigation by Kentucky State Police. KSP say 55-year-old Freddie Denny was found guilty in Rockcastle Circuit Court on multiple drug trafficking charges on July 9th. The investigation began in early 2024 and led to Denny being found guilty of three counts of Trafficking in Controlled Substance charges. One count carries a sentence of five years and the other two carry …

Northeast Georgia man sentenced to 35 years for trafficking fentanyl

ATHENS, Ga. — A Hull man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and other drugs. Dwan Maurice Hewlett, 41, also known as “LA,” was sentenced July 7 to 420 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release. A jury convicted him in February on six counts, including drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession. Drug sting leads to arrest According to court documents, Athens-Clarke County Police arrested Hewle…