WORCESTER – A local man was sentenced to over seven years in federal prison on Thursday.
William Hoey, 41, of Worcester, wa sentenced to 87 months in prison and four years of supervised release. Hoey pleaded guilty to three counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and distribution of cocaine; two counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine; one count of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to several charges on March 7.
On three occasions between July 2019 and September 2019, Hoey sold over 348 grams of cocaine to a cooperating witness.
On Oct. 22, 2019, while travelling to meet with the cooperating witness for another cocaine deal he had arranged, Hoey was stopped by law enforcement in his vehicle. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of nearly 500 grams of cocaine as well as a 9 mm Ruger handgun containing seven live rounds of ammunition. Hoey admitted that he had the gun in case there was a problem during the cocaine deal.
A subsequent search of Hoey’s residence resulted in the seizure of approximately 835.9 grams of cocaine from a safe, a Sig Sauer semi-automatic handgun loaded with eight rounds of ammunition, a black Beretta firearm with 10 rounds of ammunition, $4,450 in cash, cutting agents, a scale, weights, a money counter and several cellphones.
