Man gets two years for ‘dangerous drug’ possession
A middle-aged man walked into Brooklyn Supreme Court in his street clothes Friday and left in handcuffs with a two-year prison sentence in front of him for drug possession.
Johnel Lillard pleaded guilty in June to possessing cocaine and marijuana, setting himself up for a promised two-year sentence by Supreme Court Justice William Harrington.
“I love you all, see you later,” Lillard said to his family members as he was escorted out of the courtroom by court officers.
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