Gerald Whitaker will spend 120 months in prison after Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III today sentenced the Scotland Neck man for distribution of heroin in federal court in Raleigh.
Gerald Whitaker has accepted a plea deal offered to him by the government and will face sentencing in February, federal court records show.
Luther Allen Terry has entered a plea in federal court and his sentencing is tentatively scheduled for the January 4 term, records show.
A plea arrangement is on the table for a Scotland Neck man facing federal heroin charges, according to court records filed in the matter.
Luther Terry and Gerald Whitaker will remain in federal until their trial dates.
Gerald Whitaker and Luther Allen “Worm” Terry were both remanded to remain in federal custody until their detention hearings set for Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Greenville.
A Scotland Neck man and Weldon man have been federally indicted for drug sales, Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp said in a statement.
A Scotland Neck man with a lengthy criminal record that includes past drug sales was arrested today on heroin trafficking counts.
