Cocaine Trafficker’s Sentence Reduced Amid Deportation Case

An Ontario judge reduced the sentence of Roosevelt Rush, a 32-year-old Black man from Jamaica, to 12 months for cocaine trafficking due to his existing six-year sentence for fentanyl and firearm charges, considering factors like systemic discrimination and potential deportation. The judge emphasized Rush’s remorse and family support while acknowledging the serious nature of drug offenses.

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