Ricky Terrell pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm
An Essex County, New Jersey, man admitted possessing a handgun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Ricky Terrell, 24, of Newark, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Court Judge John Michael Vazquez to an information charging him with one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, specifically, the possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine.
According to U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito and documents filed in this case and statements made in court Stephen Crane Village is a public housing complex in Newark, where law enforcement officers investigated individuals who controlled an open-air drug market.