St. Louis resident Irven L. White is headed to federal prison for more than 16 years after a jury convicted him on multiple gun and drug charges tied to two different encounters on the same city block. U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey sentenced White to 200 months following an October trial. Prosecutors say both incidents involved firearms and quantities of fentanyl and cocaine base on the 4400 block of Farlin Avenue.
Two Encounters On One Block
According to local reporting by KTTN, officers first spotted White on November 1, 2023, engaged in what looked like a hand-to-hand drug deal on the 4400 block of Farlin. When police moved in, White ran, tossed a firearm, and left behind fentanyl, cocaine and cocaine base that officers later…..