FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – 42-year-old, Detric L. Cummings, of Fort Wayne, was found guilty of firearm and drug trafficking offenses following a four-day jury trial.
Cummings was charged in an indictment with a total of eight counts, and prior to the start of the trial, he entered a plea of guilty to five counts of distributing controlled substances, including methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Cummings went to trial on the remaining counts, and a jury found him guilty of those remaining counts, which included possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and maintaining a drug-involved premises.
The jury also found Cummings to have previously committed three violent felonies on occasions different from one another, making him an armed career criminal under federal law.
A sentencing hearing will be scheduled on a later date on all counts. Any specific sentence to be imposed will be determined by the District Court Judge after consideration of federal statutes and the United States Sentencing Guidelines.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, with the assistance of the Fort Wayne Police Department, the Indiana State Police, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Auburn Police Department.
