Kelly Bruney, 36, of St. Thomas, was sentenced to 120 months incarceration by Chief District Judge Robert A. Molloy after pleading guilty in October 2023 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced Tuesday.
According to court documents, Bruney and co-defendant Yefri Martinez-Herrera
agreed to sell 200 kilograms of cocaine to an undercover federal agent. The investigation
culminated on Feb. 3, 2022, when federal agents executed a search warrant at
Bruney’s resident in Frenchtown, St. Thomas, where they seized 87 kilograms of cocaine
and a firearm. Agents also found Martinez-Herrera hiding in a bedroom closet.
