GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Grand Rapids man who spent time behind bars for opening fire on a federal agent is heading back to prison for peddling cocaine, fentanyl and tramadol while also having guns he was not supposed to have.
The string of crimes attributed to 24-year-old Jaquari Trotter happened just three months after he was released from prison for shooting at a federal officer on the Southeast Side of Grand Rapids.
“His conduct in this case demonstrates a continued disrespect for the law and an ongoing threat to our community,” federal prosecutors argued in a sentencing memorandum.
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U.S. District Court Judge Chief Judge Hala Y. Jarbou on Thursday sentenced Trotter to nearly seven years in prison. He must also finish out his sentence for the shooting…