A crack cocaine dealer who was caught plying his trade within 1,000 feet of a Denver school has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
At the time he was caught near Denver’s Clayton College, the man — identified as Timothy Cassius — was carrying a Hi-Point model C 9mm semiautomatic pistol, authorities said.
Cassius, who has a street moniker of “The Almighty Dollar,” also was convicted by a federal jury in Denver of tampering with witnesses.
Troy Eid, the U.S. attorney in Colorado, said that a person who deals crack near a school and tampers with witnesses goes to prison.
Dick Chase, special agent in charge of the Denver office of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said Cassius’ arrest was the direct result of a “comprehensive investigation strategy” targeting the most violent criminals in Denver.
He said the ATF investigation was aided by Denver police and the U.S. attorney’s office.
