Distributor of cocaine gets 30 years
Operation stretched from Texas to Angola, feds say
SHERRY SLATER | The Journal Gazette
A Fort Wayne man has received a 30-year prison sentence for helping lead a drug trafficking organization in northeast Indiana, the Justice Department announced Monday.
Dewayne Lewis, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Theresa L. Springmann after being found guilty at a bench trial for possessing more than 5 kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute.
Lewis was sentenced to 30 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
This case was prosecuted in the Fort Wayne Division of the Northern District of Indiana, and the defendant was sentenced in Hammond.
Six days before a man shot and killed 10 people, he legally purchased the military-style firearm he used for the crime. The incident – one of three recent mass shootings – yet again renewed a public debate about banning assault weapons in the US and seems like a potential example of a shooting in which an assault weapon ban might have been effective in reducing the death toll of the attack. But would it? When firearms are recovered by law.
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There’s a certain kind of North Carolina wholesomeness that was depicted in black and white episodes of “The Andy Griffith Show,” in the front porch bluegrass of the late Doc Watson and on dented tin signs politely asking us to drink Cheerwine soda.
Although you can take a Griffith-themed tour in Mount Airy – the real-life inspiration for the show’s Mayberry setting – and you can still hear Watson on public radio theme hours, they both exist in reruns and memories, left behind in a time that men in sharply-creased khakis refer to as the good ol’ days.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) â Â The White House is trying to craft a series of executive actions for President Joe Biden to sign to try to limit gun violence, hoping they cannot be quickly dismantled in court, according to aides and gun safety groups.
Among the measures being considered â  and strongly encouraged by activists â is one directing the Department of Justice to reinterpret existing law on untraceable âghost guns.â
So-called ghost gun kits are self-assembled from parts purchased online or at gun shows and are increasingly associated with crime. But they are not classified as firearms and so can be legally sold without serial numbers or background checks.