United States v. Apperson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, v. Criminal No. 16-0005-09 (JDB) RA’SONNE AMEALO BELL, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER I. INTRODUCTION In a superseding indictment, defendant Robert Apperson, along with eight co- conspirators, has been indicted for distributing heroin and cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. At the center of the alleged conspiracy is Ra’Sonne Amealo Bell, who purchased heroin and cocaine from Richard Jamal Solomon, a drug supplier in New York, and then distributed the narcotics to alleged…