A man who weighs more than 900 pounds is set to be brought to federal court in Richmond on Monday, after the approval of a plan involving the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Richmond Ambulance Authority, the Henrico County Division of Fire, and state and local emergency personnel.
Kenneth T. Hicks, 48, of Emporia, who is charged in a cocaine conspiracy case, is scheduled to plead guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David J. Novak and could be taken into custody immediately. On Tuesday, Novak approved an unusual transportation plan for Hicks sought by the government and his lawyer in an effort to protect his health, safety and dignity.
The arrangements could involve cutting through a wall where he lives, bracing the structure and even cutting down some trees.
Court papers show that the alleged conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute more than a pound of cocaine took place from 2013 into 2017.
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1 pound between 2013 and 2017?! That is one gram every 4 days. I know they are trying to catch the big dealers but I didn't think they meant literally BIG dealers.
ReplyDeleteThat's just nuts. He'll be dead on his own in a couple of years, so why not just send him a regular shipment of Twinkies at state expense to hurry that along so that he won't be a danger to society?
ReplyDelete12:31 NAILED IT.
ReplyDelete1 pound in 4 years??
How much money did they SPEND watching, listening, recording, logging evidence, paperwork, costumes and dresses, etc.???
THAT guy was not a dealer. He was a USER.
The REAL dealers are laughing their ace off at this story....
They moved 1 pound this morning.
And the police took FOUR YEARS to bust one pound?
They should get a "Patient and Easy" award.
How dangerous can cocaine be if they let this stuff go on for FOUR YEARS?
It was probably the most popular "investigation" of the decade.
Rotate guys in....
What a waste of time. There is no jail to house him. You might as well not even prosecute.
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