A Bloomfield man today admitted possessing quantities of heroin and cocaine he intended to distribute, and possessing several firearms, including an AM-15 rifle, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Federal officials said Cedric Lewis, 31, of Bloomfield, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti to a superseding information charging him with two counts of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon and two counts of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
On Sept. 20, 2020 investigators learned that Lewis was in a car in the Newark/Elizabeth area while he possessed a quantity of heroin and cocaine he intended to sell, as well as an AM-15 rifle with a high-capacity magazine that contained 30 rounds of .300 caliber ammunition.
Law enforcement officers subsequently lawfully searched Lewis’s apartment recovered a 9 millimeter pistol with an extended magazine; a .40 caliber pistol with an extended magazine; drug paraphernalia and a scale; $800 in cash, and heroin and cocaine that Lewis intended to sell.
The narcotics offenses each carry a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison, and a fine of $1 million.
The counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition each carry a maximum potential penalty of 10 years in prison, and a maximum fine of $250,000.
Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 6, 2022.