Georgia drug trafficker sentenced to nearly a decade in federal prison

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WRBL) – In accordance with a information launch, a Georgia drug trafficker was sentenced to almost a decade in federal jail.

Rae Winn-Younger, 39, from Hinesville, Georgia, acquired a 110-month jail sentence after pleading responsible to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, introduced U.S. Legal professional David H. Estes.

Along with Winn-Younger’s jail sentence, U.S. District Court docket Choose Lisa Godbey Wooden ordered him to serve three years of supervised launch.

“Repeat felons like Rae Winn-Younger are instance of the small variety of criminals who commit a disproportionate variety of crimes in our communities,” stated U.S. Legal professional Estes. “Our workplace is dedicated to figuring out these offenders and holding them accountable as we work to make our communities safer.”

Primarily based on courtroom information and testimony, Liberty County Sheriff’s Workplace Deputies started investigating Winn-Younger’s participation in trafficking cocaine and different medication in Hinesville, Georgia, in 2018.

Hinesville Police Officers additionally joined the investigation, resulting in a search of Winn-Younger’s residence in March 2019. In the course of the search, authorities found a considerable quantity of medication, money, and a stolen firearm.

Winn-Younger was later indicted for federal drug-trafficking prices. At present, Winn-Younger remains to be going through state prices associated to this case.

“This investigation and conviction wouldn’t have been doable with out the arduous work from our state and native companions,” stated Beau Kolodka, Assistant Particular Agent in Cost of the Atlanta Discipline Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. “This sentence ensures that this armed, multi-convicted felon has been faraway from the streets of our group for a few years to return.”

The Liberty County Sheriff’s Workplace, the Hinesville Police Division, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the GBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Legal professional Marcela C. Mateo prosecuted the case for the US.