Milwaukee man accused; selling cocaine, fentanyl to undercover officers

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Wis. – A 24-year-old Milwaukee man has been charged in Washington County with 12 felony counts for allegedly promoting cocaine and fentanyl to undercover officers on three separate events since September. The accused is Kerontae Pickens.

A Fb put up by the Washington County Sheriff’s Workplace says Pickens was convicted in 2019 in Milwaukee County for possession with intent to ship cocaine. In October 2020, Pickens was convicted in Waukesha County for the manufacturing/supply of heroin and cocaine. Pickens was additionally convicted in Milwaukee County in 2019 for felony eluding after being in a high-speed pursuit with police. 

On Oct. 9, 2020, Pickens was sentenced to four-and-a-half years jail within the Waukesha County case. Pickens served lower than two years of that sentence and was launched on July 5 – after finishing substance abuse programming below the Wisconsin Division of Corrections Earned Launch Program.

Officers say simply over two months after being launched, Pickens allegedly bought fentanyl and cocaine to an undercover deputy with the Washington County Sheriff’s Workplace Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Activity Power. Pickens allegedly bought fentanyl and cocaine to the identical undercover deputy on two extra separate events within the Village of Germantown. Officers say the final deal came about on Wednesday, Oct. 26. In whole, the undercover deputy bought round six grams of fentanyl and round 5 grams of cocaine.

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Pickens and his passenger, who has not been charged at the moment, have been driving away from the placement of the ultimate deal once they have been stopped by activity pressure members and brought into custody with out incident. Pickens was discovered to have an extra 5.7 grams of fentanyl, 7.1 grams of cocaine, a number of cell telephones, and a considerable amount of U.S. foreign money. The car they have been driving was later reported as stolen in Milwaukee.

Pickens stays in custody on the Washington County Jail on a $20,000 money bond and a probation maintain.