Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin Sales, Firearms Charges

CONCORD, NH - Robert Ervin, 20, of Marlborough, pled guilty in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to distributing heroin, possessing heroin with the intent to distribute it, and possessing a firearm as a regular user of heroin, according U.S. Attorney Emily Gray Rice.

On Oct. 8, 2015, law enforcement officers from the Keene Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the New Hampshire State Police, and the Attorney General’s Drug Task Force observed Ervin engaging in what appeared to be a suspicious hand-to-hand transaction in Keene.

When approached by the officers, Ervin admitted that he had just sold a quantity of heroin. A search of his person and vehicle revealed the presence of additional heroin and a loaded firearm.

Ervin is scheduled to be sentenced in June 2016. The statutory maximum prison term for the crimes charged is 20 years, a term of supervised release of at least 3 years, and a fine of up to $500,000.

The court will sentence Ervin after it has had an opportunity to review a presentence report prepared by the United States Probation & Pretrial Services Office. The case was investigated by law enforcement from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Keene, New Hampshire Police Department, the New Hampshire State Police, the Attorney General’s Drug Task Force, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Nick Abramson.