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'Major' Drug Trafficker Who Represented Self Caused Double Fatal Overdose In Holbrook: Jury 'Major' Drug Trafficker Who Represented Self Caused Double Fatal Overdose In Holbrook: Jury
'Major' Drug Trafficker Who Represented Self Caused Double Fatal Overdose In Holbrook: Jury A Holbrook drug trafficker could spend life behind bars for running a cocaine and fentanyl trafficking operation that led to the deaths of two people. Russell Defreitas, 55, also known as “Merc,” was found guilty of operating as a major drug trafficker and 91 other charges by a Suffolk County jury on Tuesday, March 11. It came two years after he was arrested by Suffolk County Police following an eight-month investigation into the fatal overdoses of a man and woman at a Holbrook motel he had rented, according to the district attorney’s office. Instead of calling for help, Defreitas instruct…

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Shell Casing, Blood Droplets Land Getaway Driver In Prison For Killing Of LI 24-Year-Old Shell Casing, Blood Droplets Land Getaway Driver In Prison For Killing Of LI 24-Year-Old
Shell Casing, Blood Droplets Land Getaway Driver In Prison For Killing Of LI 24-Year-Old A Long Island man who served as getaway driver in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old robbery victim could spend decades in prison. Khamari Elie, 20, of Hempstead, was sentenced to 17 years to life behind bars in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, Dec. 11, for his role in the shooting death of Kyle Midtlyng. Prosecutors said Elie and three co-defendants lured Midtlyng to a Uniondale residence on Alexander Avenue on the night of Nov. 10, 2021, under the guise of purchasing marijuana. Elie drove the group to the scene, where co-defendant Kyle Colthirst entered Midtlyng’s vehicle to carry out…

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by Michael Mashburn