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February 06, 2008 |
Steven L. Gladden (704) 344-6234 |
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Hidden Valley King Leader Arrested by
Marshals |
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Charlotte, N.C. - The reputed head of a
North Charlotte drug distribution organization was apprehended early this
morning in New York.
Twenty-nine year old Roscoe Abell was indicted in early 2007 in connection
with an organized gang distributing drugs in the Hidden Valley area of
Charlotte. He was also wanted on outstanding federal warrants for violating
supervised release stemming from a previous conviction. Abell eluded arrest
during the original roundup of the others named in the indictment, and
remained at large until investigators with the Hornet's Nest Task Force in
Charlotte developed information the led the U.S. Marshals New York/New
Jersey Fugitive Task Force to an apartment in Manhattan. Marshals found
Abell in a rear bedroom of that apartment this morning and arrested him on
both of the outstanding charges.
Abell will appear today in U.S. District Court, Southern District of New
York for initial proceedings before his removal to Charlotte. |
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