South Floral Park Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Possession of Large Quantity of Cocaine and Gun
Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a South Floral Park man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for possessing more than 200 grams of cocaine.
Hakim Jackson, 44, was convicted on February 15, 2023, in a jury trial before Judge Terence Murphy of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree (an A-I felony); Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (a B felony); Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree (a C violent felony); and Criminally using Drug Paraphernalia in the Second Degree (an A misdemeanor). The defendant was acquitted of two weapons charges.
The trial started on January 23, 2023.
The defendant was sentenced today to 15 years in prison and five years post release supervision.
“This case highlights the dangerous relationship between illicit drugs and illegal firearms in our community,” said DA Donnelly. “Today’s sentence of 15 years in prison sends a strong message that our office will work hand-in-hand with our law enforcement partners to find and aggressively prosecute individuals who possess illegal firearms and narcotics in Nassau County.”
DA Donnelly said that, according to the indictment and investigation, members of the New York Police Department Queens South Narcotics were conducting a long-term investigation into narcotics trafficking. While conducting surveillance, members of the NYPD observed a hand-to-hand cash transaction between two individuals in Queens on October 26, 2019. The detectives then followed one of those individuals to a home in South Floral Park.
The woman was greeted outside the home by Jackson and shortly afterwards exited the home with Jackson, who handed the woman a plastic shopping bag in the driveway. One group of officers followed the woman back to Queens, where she returned to give the first individual the shopping bag. It was then determined that the bag contained more than 100 grams of cocaine.
NYPD officers then applied for a search warrant for the Floral Park South home. Members of law enforcement discovered approximately 285 grams of cocaine in a safe, drug paraphernalia, as well as three guns, one of which was under Jackson’s bed. A key from the defendant’s key ring was used to open the lock box which contained the drugs.
The case was prosecuted by Firearms Suppression & Intelligence Unit Chief Lee Genser of the Narcotics, Firearms & Gangs Bureau. Jackson was represented at trial by Ronald Nir, Esq. The defendant is now represented by Gregory Zak, Esq.