Press Release
☷Federal Jury Convicts Father and Son for Killing a Niagara Falls Man in Furtherance of a Drug Conspiracy
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( By Press Release office)
Jan 04,2024
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Hey , guess what? Lavon Parks , aka Dutch , and his dad , James C . Parks , both from Niagara Falls , got convicted by a federal jury for some serious drug - related crimes . They were part of a conspiracy to sell cocaine in the Niagara Falls and Buffalo areas . Oh , and they also shot and killed a guy named Kevin Turner . Apparently , they were driving around looking for someone before the shooting happened . The gun they used was actually part of an illegal shipment from Pittsburgh . The investigation also uncovered a bunch of cocaine and cash that they were shipping through the mail . All in all , they ' re looking at a minimum of 10 years in prison and a hefty fine . The jury ' s decision came after an investigation by the Niagara Falls Police Department , led by Superintendent Nicholas Ligammari . The Drug Enforcement Administration , the Federal Bureau of Investigation , the Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives , and the U . S . Postal Inspection Service also played a role in the case . Lavon Parks will be sentenced on June 26 , and James Parks on June 27 , by U . S . District Judge Lawrence J . Vilardo , who oversaw the trial .
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