Fugitive charged in Lower faces long prison term
A man arrested by Lower Township Police in September of 2006 on drug distribution charges has recently pleaded guilty of racketeering, narcotics conspiracy and attempted murder in a Brooklyn federal court.
The U.S. Department of Justice describes Kayan Wallace, 22, along with his identical twin brother Saquan Wallace, as the leaders of a violent crack cocaine trafficking organization in the Wyckoff Gardens Public Housing Development in downtown Brooklyn, NY.
According to the department, Wallace pleaded guilty before Judge David G. Trager on April 11. He faces 24 years’ imprisonment, while his brother, Saquan Wallace, faces 30 years. Saquan Wallace also pleaded guilty to the murder of Jabari Foster, according to the department.
Authorities say the two were under investigation in 2005, when they and their associates allegedly controlled much of the crack cocaine distribution in the development. They said the twins used multiple acts of violence, including murder, and when they were indicted in 2006, they became fugitives, “relocating their narcotics distribution operation to southern New Jersey.” Authorities say there was a nationwide manhunt.
On Sept. 14, Lower Township police were staking out possible routes of travel after receiving information that someone would be heading into the Villas section of the township to deliver crack cocaine.
At about 10:40 a.m., a vehicle was pulled over on Pacific Avenue after the officer saw the driver had no seatbelt on. She was asked to step out of the vehicle when she could not show credentials, and agreed to allow her car to be searched. She said she was giving a ride to a man she said she knew only as “E,” who was later identified as Kaywan Wallace.
Police say they seized 126 bags of crack, 50 bags of marijuana and a large amount of cash. He admitted the drugs were his, according to police, and as charged locally with possession of the drugs and intent to distribute. He was also charged on a warrant from the U.S. Marshal’s service.
United States Attorney General Benton J. Campbell thanked the Lower Township Police, along with the state police and the Marshal Service.
The U.S. Department of Justice describes Kayan Wallace, 22, along with his identical twin brother Saquan Wallace, as the leaders of a violent crack cocaine trafficking organization in the Wyckoff Gardens Public Housing Development in downtown Brooklyn, NY.
According to the department, Wallace pleaded guilty before Judge David G. Trager on April 11. He faces 24 years’ imprisonment, while his brother, Saquan Wallace, faces 30 years. Saquan Wallace also pleaded guilty to the murder of Jabari Foster, according to the department.
Authorities say the two were under investigation in 2005, when they and their associates allegedly controlled much of the crack cocaine distribution in the development. They said the twins used multiple acts of violence, including murder, and when they were indicted in 2006, they became fugitives, “relocating their narcotics distribution operation to southern New Jersey.” Authorities say there was a nationwide manhunt.
On Sept. 14, Lower Township police were staking out possible routes of travel after receiving information that someone would be heading into the Villas section of the township to deliver crack cocaine.
At about 10:40 a.m., a vehicle was pulled over on Pacific Avenue after the officer saw the driver had no seatbelt on. She was asked to step out of the vehicle when she could not show credentials, and agreed to allow her car to be searched. She said she was giving a ride to a man she said she knew only as “E,” who was later identified as Kaywan Wallace.
Police say they seized 126 bags of crack, 50 bags of marijuana and a large amount of cash. He admitted the drugs were his, according to police, and as charged locally with possession of the drugs and intent to distribute. He was also charged on a warrant from the U.S. Marshal’s service.
United States Attorney General Benton J. Campbell thanked the Lower Township Police, along with the state police and the Marshal Service.
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