Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, February 2, 1991 TAG: 9102020446
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: A-5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: LESLIE TAYLOR STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
Arrested in 1989 at the Roanoke Regional Airport for trying to sneak a tinfoil-wrapped parcel of cocaine through a metal detector, Cunningham pleaded guilty to federal drug conspiracy charges.
He served a little more than seven months in prison from the time of his arrest until his sentencing last May.
U.S. Judge James Turk chose not to give Cunningham any further jail time, given his age - 18 - his lack of a criminal background and his willingness to cooperate in the investigation of other drug cases.
Cunningham was placed on four years of probation, with conditions. Among them, he was ordered to remain free of drugs, receive drug counseling, seek employment and undergo regular urinalysis.
But he stood Friday in U.S. District Court in Roanoke, handcuffed, explaining why he had violated those conditions. And afterwards, Turk revoked his probation and sentenced him to two years in federal prison.
Cunningham's probation officer testified that he had failed a urinalysis, testing positive for cocaine use. He also has been charged with possessing cocaine with attempt to distribute and of attempted robbery.
"He never ever stayed at the same place," Ann Martin said. "He failed to report for several urine tests. He has never complied with any conditions of his probation."
by CNB