Heroin Dealer Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison

An Annapolis felon convicted of selling heroin was sentenced to 18 years in jail Monday, according to prosecutors.

Damian Demont Cook, 32, of Annapolis, was sentenced for possession with the intent to distribute heroin, and a firearms charge. Cook was sentenced in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court by Judge J. Michael Wachs.

“Heroin dealers must go to jail,” said Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Wes Adams in a news release. “We continue to seek the strongest penalties possible for those selling drugs in our county, especially as repeat offenders. I appreciate Judge Wachs recognizing the menace that this defendant presents to our community and the outstanding interagency cooperation amongst the DEA, Sherriff’s Office, Anne Arundel County Police, and the Annapolis Police Department.”

On March 13, the Anne Arundel County Police Department’s Heroin Task Force executed a search and seizure warrant for the Eastham Court apartment of Cook’s girlfriend in Crofton, where he was living. Officers found both Cook and his girlfriend inside, along with nearly $15,000 in cash, more than 150 grams of various drugs including heroin and cocaine, and a firearm with the serial number intentionally obliterated.

Cook is a convicted felon and not allowed to be in possession of, or within proximity to, any firearm or firearm ammunition.

Cook will be placed on five years of supervised probation upon release.

»Photo of Damian Cook, courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police