A crack 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 semi-automatic pistol.
Cassius, who has a street moniker of “The Almighty Dollar,” was also 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, the special agent in charge of the Denver Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said the arrest of Cassius was the direct result of a “comprehensive investigation strategy” targeting the most violent criminals in Denver.
He said the ATF investigation was aided by both the Denver police and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Howard Pankratz: 303-954-1939 or hpankratz@denverpost.com
