KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A jury convicted a Kansas City, Kan., man Wednesday on federal charges of heroin trafficking, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.
During trial, jurors saw video from hidden cameras in the drug house where the defendant and others distributed heroin.
George Bush Jr., 29, Kansas City, Kan., was convicted on the following charges: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, Distributing heroin, Conspiracy to maintain a residence in furtherance of drug trafficking, Possession with intent to distribute heroin, Possession with intent to distribute heroin, Possession with intent to distribute heroin an Possession with intent to distribute.
During trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Bush and co-defendants dealt heroin out of a house at 823 Parallel Avenue in Kansas City, Kan.
Five co-defendants pleaded guilty in the case: Albert Brown, 31, Kansas City, Kan. ; Isaiah Lewis, 23, Kansas City, Kan. ; Maurice Bluett, 26, Kansas City, Mo. ; Markelo Paden, 25, Olathe, Kan. ; and Benjamin Mims, 32, Lawrence, Kan.
Bush is scheduled for sentencing June 18.