BOSTON – A former Quincy man currently residing in Las Vegas pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to distribution of methamphetamine.
According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 39-year-old Samuel Jean-Baptiste, a/k/a “Jett Black,” pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. U.S. Senior District Court Judge William Young scheduled sentencing for Nov. 24, 2025. Jean-Baptiste was arrested in May 2024 and was subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2024.
In early July 2023, Jean-Baptiste was identified as a significant distributor of controlled substances. A confidential source made three controlled purchases totaling over 680 grams of fentanyl from Jean-Baptiste. In the subsequent months, Jean-Baptiste communicated with a second confidential source to set up a sale of approximately 10 pounds of methamphetamine. On May 29, 2024, Jean-Baptiste arrived at an agreed-upon location for the sale of methamphetamine and was subsequently arrested. At the time of his arrest Jean-Baptiste was carrying a backpack that contained approximately 10 pounds of suspected methamphetamine…