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Thursday, 20 January 2011 15:29

Garner looking at February arraignment


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Calvin Colweth “Spoke” Garner Jr., a Roanoke Rapids man said by law enforcement sources to reputedly be one of the area’s largest drug dealers, is scheduled for an arraignment hearing in federal court next month.

The 35-year-old Garner has been in federal custody since his arrest in September.

He was originally scheduled for arraignment this month but a federal judge approved his attorney’s motion for a continuance, according to court records.

The motion for continuance says, “The indictment charges a drug conspiracy as well as several financial crimes. The investigation has resulted in approximately three boxes of financial records that Myron T. Hill Jr. (Garner’s attorney) needs to review.”

While the motion requested an arraignment in March, the court approved a February arraignment, records show.

Garner, who admitted to rrspin.com in 2009 he solicited money to help get Tavarus “Tater” Ivey out of jail after he was charged with killing Corey “Biscuit” Graham in 2009, was indicted for the following charges:

 

Count 1 — Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine and 5 kilograms or more of powdered cocaine.

 

Count 2 — Conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

 

Count 3 — Aiding and abetting bank fraud.

 

Count 4 — Conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.

 

Counts 5 through 7 — Aiding and abetting concealment of money laundering.

 

Count 8 — Concealment of money laundering.

 

Count 9 — Aiding and abetting concealment of money laundering.

 

Count 10 — Concealment of money laundering.

 

Count 11 — Obstruction of justice.

 

For the drug charges, the indictment says from about 1989 to late 2008, Garner allegedly conspired to distribute crack and powdered cocaine.

For the conspiracy to commit bank fraud charge, the indictment says from May to June of 2003, he allegedly tried to devise a scheme to defraud Chase Manhattan Bank when he applied for a loan to buy an H2 Hummer from Hendrick Chevrolet-Hummer in Cary.

In the third count, aiding and abetting bank fraud, it is alleged Garner bought the vehicle through submitting a false loan application.

In the fourth count, conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, Garner, from July to August of 2006, allegedly attempted to conduct financial transactions affecting interstate and foreign commerce.

Meanwhile, in counts five, six and seven — two counts of aiding and abetting concealment of money laundering and concealment of money laundering — Garner allegedly bought a 1994 Fleetwood Coronado Recreational Vehicle from Roland Holmes Auto Sales in Roanoke Rapids with drug money.

Counts eight and nine, concealment of money laundering, go back to July 23 of 2007 and August 24 of 2007. They involve him buying a propane stripper machine from L. Fishman & Son with alleged drug money.

The final money laundering count goes back to October 5 of 2007 for the payment of $2,500 to Mystique Management in exchange for a loan with alleged drug money.

The eleventh count, obstruction of justice, dates to October of last year when Garner allegedly, “Did knowingly and corruptly persuade another person, and attempted to do so, with the intent to influence, delay or prevent the testimony of that person, or cause or induce that person to withhold testimony, or withhold a record, document or other object in an official proceeding, specifically a federal grand jury.”

The indictment says Garner allegedly did so to, “Hinder, delay and prevent the communication to a law enforcement officer of information relating to the commission or possible commission of a federal offense ...”

 

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+1 #7 Angela Boswell 2011-01-24 22:00
Have ya'll ever thought that the ones that are making the comments may actually know him? Maybe you should adhere to your own advice.
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0 #6 Citizen1 2011-01-24 04:10
*He who lives in a glass house shouldn't throw stones.

*Before you start pointing fingers, make sure your hands are clean.

*Don't judge a book by it's cover

*Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see, esp. in small towns like Roanoke Rapids.

Misery always needs company.


I must say a lot of people in this town love putting their noses in other peoples business when they really need to tend to their own. I can understand having such a pathetic life that you live your life to make yourself feel better by being this type of person, but there comes a time when you need to grow up and tend to your own.

I hate how people comment negatively about stuff and they probably have no idea who this person really IS! Just giving him a title due to past mistakes or from someone who has problems with them. Get to know someone before jumping to conclusions people.
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-2 #5 anonymous 2011-01-24 04:02
I do not recall mentioning taking it easy on him or anything in that nature. I simply was stating he is a good person, and you don't judge people by their past. Everyone makes mistakes, live and learn. BUT some of these that live this lifestyle have had many chances and lenghty records and continue to do the same thing, as they will when they finish snitching and get back on the streets. What about the one's who buy the drugs and do the drugs? Aren't those the one's you have the most trouble from anyone, that's where our taxes go and those are the ones that are breaking in our houses and stealing from people and stores, those are the ones producing offspring and depending on those who work daily's money to take care of them and their children that they don't give 2cents about. What about them? Like I said, how do you go from being the biggest drug dealer talked about in town and then you can snitch and make up whatever u want about someone and ur times cut?
Freedom of speech!
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-4 #4 wOw! 2011-01-21 19:57
I agree wtih ANON. We should take it easy on the people who sell drugs as long as they are nice guys or will at least donate their shirts to charity!! Yeah.. sounds great!! ANON FOR PRESIDENT!! not really.....
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+10 #3 Anonymous 2011-01-21 02:30
He's actually a really good person, and would give you the shirt off of his back. If you don't know someone you shouldn't judge them, just because of their past. They claimed Bubba Carroll was the largest, and from a lot of peoples point of view in Halifax County esp. he was the biggest and proudest. He surely wasn't hiding anything that's for sure. The system is a little messed up if you ask me, you can get 15years for drugs and murders are out sooner than that, also if you work with them you can snitch and get your time cut and be out in 5years. People who go from selling drugs and making that kind of money, from not knowing anything else but that to working a min. wage job. Just saying, the ones that were KNOWN dealers will be surfacing before we know it doing the same thing they were doing prior to getting "busted"
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-9 #2 Anthony Finney 2011-01-20 20:13
"For the drug charges, the indictment says from about 1989 to late 2008, Garner allegedly conspired to distribute crack and powdered cocaine." SERIOUSLY!!! Law enforcement apparently KNEW about it since they could date it that far back, and yet he remained on the streets?!? I respect the officers for their attempts to get these guys like Garner off the streets with their crack and their cocaine, but if you knew he has been selling since 1989... I THINK YOUR ACTIONS ARE A BIT LATE!!!
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-14 #1 James Debro 2011-01-20 16:23
This joker can kiss his life goodbye. With this many counts against him, He is gonna be an 50-year old man by the time her gets out....if he's lucky.
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