Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert A. Marangola, who handled the
case, stated that Washington and other members of the conspiracy were
responsible for distribution of heroin obtained in Trenton, NJ that was
transported to Wilkes-Barres, Pennsylvania, where the heroin was stored,
processed, and packaged before being transported to Elmira, where it was sold
through multiple distributors in the Elmira area.
On September 28, 2016, law enforcement officers arrested
Washington, along with Israel Cedeno-Martinez, Mark Jones, Jr., Mark Jones,
Sr., a/k/a Pimp Juice, a/k/a Juice, Marcel Jones, a/k/a Cell, a/k/a Bug, Andrew
Woodhouse, a/k/a Woody, and Tanner Rios, a/k/a Ree, on federal narcotics
conspiracy charges. That same day, officers raided numerous locations in
Elmira, Wilkes-Barre, and Cedeno-Martinez’s residence in Trenton. During the
course of the investigation, officers seized six handguns, numerous rounds of
ammunition, paraphernalia for the processing and packaging of heroin, over
$9,500 in U.S. currency, and over 600 bags of heroin packaged for street sale.
All seven defendants have been convicted and sentenced.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Drug
Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Ray
Donovan, New York Field Division; the New York State Police, under the
direction of Major Eric Laughton; the Elmira Police Department, under the direction
of Chief Joseph Kane; the Chemung County District Attorney’s Office, under the
direction of Weedon Whetmore; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent-in- Charge John B. Devito; the
Elmira Heights Police Department, under the direction of Chief Robert N. Hauptman; the Horseheads Police
Department, under the direction of Chief Thomas Stickler; and the Chemung
County Sheriff’s Department, under the direction of Acting Sheriff William A.
Schrom.
