FIRST DEFENDANT IN CONSPIRACY SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS' IMPRISONMENT FOR TRAFFICKING FENTANYL TO BEMIDJI

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

MINNEAPOLIS - United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Marquise Javon Walker, 30, of Lakeville, Minnesota, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.

Walker was sentenced before U.S. District Judge John R. Tunheim on October 13, 2026. He is one of three defendants in a drug trafficking conspiracy, and he previously pleaded guilty on April 3, 2026. Walker's co-defendants, La'Veal O. Allen, 40, of Minneapolis, andMichaela K. McKinney, 38, of New Hope, Minnesota, are currently awaiting sentencing.

According to court documents, starting no later than Marc...