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Man sentenced to 23 years in prison for murder-for-hire plot, drug trafficking
On Thursday, he was sentenced to 23 years in prison about four months after pleading guilty to the crimes
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ST. LOUIS A St. Louis man was sentenced to 23 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder-for-hire and other charges.
Maurice Woodson, 34, was a member of a large-scale cocaine trafficking conspiracy between 2012 and 2016. Woodson bought large quantities of cocaine from convicted drug trafficker Adrian Lemons and his associates in the St. Louis area.
On Thursday, he was sentenced to 23 years in prison about four months after pleading guilty to the crimes.
St. Louis man pleads guilty to murder-for-hire, drug charges Kayla Wheeler
A St. Louis man has pleaded guilty to murder-for-hire and other charges.
Maurice Woodson, 34, was a member of a large-scale cocaine trafficking conspiracy between 2012 and 2016. Woodson bought large quantities of cocaine from convicted drug trafficker Adrian Lemons and his associates in the St. Louis area.
The investigation into Woodson and his associates revealed evidence of a well-defined distribution network with a direct Mexican source of supply for cocaine, according to a news release from US Attorney for Eastern District of Missouri Sayler Fleming. During the investigation, authorities seized more than 70 kilograms of cocaine and more than $1 million.
Updated: 9:06 AM CST February 26, 2021
ST. LOUIS A St. Louis man has pleaded guilty to murder-for-hire and other charges.
Maurice Woodson, 34, was a member of a large-scale cocaine trafficking conspiracy between 2012 and 2016. Woodson bought large quantities of cocaine from convicted drug trafficker Adrian Lemons and his associates in the St. Louis area.
The investigation into Woodson and his associates revealed evidence of a well-defined distribution network with a direct Mexican source of supply for cocaine, according to a news release from US Attorney for Eastern District of Missouri Sayler Fleming. During the investigation, authorities seized more than 70 kilograms of cocaine and more than $1 million.