Freeport man sentenced to six years for selling heroin, attempted assault and dog fighting

Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Freeport gang member, who was arrested last March as part of a major narcotics and dog fighting ring, was sentenced March 10 to six years in prison.

Shaheem Allen, 24, pleaded guilty before Acting Supreme Court Justice Terence Murphy on January 26 to charges from three separate indictments. The defendant pleaded guilty to Attempted Assault in the 1st Degree (a C violent felony) and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd Degree (a C violent felony) in one case related to an August 2014 shooting. He was sentenced to six years in prison on both counts, to run concurrently, and five years of post-release supervision in that case.

The defendant also pleaded guilty to Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 2nd Degree (an A-II felony) and Conspiracy in the 2nd Degree (a B felony) for his role in a major narcotics ring. He was sentenced to six years in prison and five years of post-release supervision on the first count and two to six years in prison, to run concurrently, on the second count.

Allen pleaded guilty to Prohibition of Animal Fighting (an E felony) and Conspiracy in the 5th Degree (an A misdemeanor) for his role in a dogfighting ring. The defendant was sentenced to 1-1/3 to 4 years in prison on the first charge and one year in prison on the conspiracy charge, with the sentences to run concurrently. Allen was also served with a stay away order of protection prohibiting him from being near animals until March 10, 2031.

All of the sentences for the three cases will run concurrently.

“This defendant poisoned our communities by selling heroin and narcotics for several months,” DA Singas said. “Across his various violent criminal enterprises, Shaheem Allen preyed upon both addicts and defenseless animals to enrich himself. Like all who would engage in illegal trafficking and dogfighting in this county, he is now spending the next several years in prison.”