Jury Convicts Manhattan Man of Drug Conspiracy, Acquits Brooklyn Man

ALBANY, NEW YORK - Keemont Reynolds, age 25, of Manhattan, New York, was convicted yesterday of a drug conspiracy following a four-day jury trial. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Erin Keegan, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), made the announcement. A second man from Brooklyn, New York, was acquitted of charges.

The evidence at trial established that on November 1, 2023, law enforcement stopped a Jeep Grand Cherokee in Malone, New York, as the result of a drug trafficking investigation. Tyrece Franklin was driving the Grand Cherokee; Roddrick Ingram, of Brooklyn, was seated in the front passenger seat and Reynolds was seated in the back seat. Police located a false compartment built within the front dash of the Grand Cherokee. Within the hidden compartment, police found approximately 424 grams of methamphetamine, approximately 564.89 grams of cocaine, approximately 545.77 grams of cocaine base, and approximately 4.87 grams of heroin and fentanyl. In all, the drugs had an approximate street value of $140,000 in Malone.

After three days of testimony, the jury deliberated for five hours before convicting Reynolds of the conspiracy charge but acquitting him of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. The jury acquitted Ingram of both charges.

Sentencing for Reynolds is scheduled for March 20, 2025, before Senior United States District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby in Albany, at which time the defendant faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years and a term of supervised release of at least 3 years. The defendant's sentence is imposed by a judge based on the particular statute the defendant is charged with violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, and other factors.

Franklin previously pled guilty and is scheduled to be sentenced on January 23, 2025. He faces at least 10 years and up to life in prison, as well as a term of supervised release of at least 5 years.

HSI and the New York State Police investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Douglas Collyer and Jeffrey Stitt are prosecuting the case.