A Madison man, Dery McDuffy, 34, was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for heroin dealing last week Wednesday, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. Judge James D. Peterson additionally gave McDuffy six years of supervised release for possessing over a kilogram of heroin with the intent to distribute it, as well as illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. McDuffy had pleaded guilty to those charges on June 7.
McDuffy sold large quantities of heroin and methamphetamine in transactions recorded by local law enforcement in September–October of 2022. He was arrested on Oct. 12 after he delivered a pound of methamphetamine and five ounces of heroin and went to a storage unit he had rented on Madison’s west side. The unit was searched and found to contain around two kilograms of heroin, 725 grams of cocaine, and five guns, along with ammunition.
Due to McDuffy’s prior convictions for felony drug offenses in Illinois, he was prohibited from possessing a gun.
The investigation was conducted by the DEA, Dane County Narcotics Task Force, Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, Wisconsin State Patrol, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
