Repeat Felon Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis felon has been sentenced to 100 months in prison followed by 48 months of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. 

According to court documents, on September 27, 2022, law enforcement received a tip that Keith Haywood, 52, possessed a gun and was selling narcotics. Officers obtained a warrant and conducted a search of Haywood’s residence in North Minneapolis. At his Minneapolis residence, they discovered 230 grams of heroin, over 100 grams of cocaine, a semi-automatic pistol, and $25,000 in cash. A subsequent search of Haywood’s person and vehicle revealed another firearm, approximately 29 grams of a fentanyl/heroin mixture, and 10 grams of cocaine in the console of his car.  

On April 5, 2024, Haywood pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. He was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge R. Tunheim. In announcing the sentence, Judge Tunheim observed that Haywood’s “crime was serious, and the fact that fentanyl was involved made it especially dangerous.”

This case was the result of an investigation conducted by the Minneapolis Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys David Green and Lindsey E. Middlecamp prosecuted the case.