Newburgh Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Firearms and Narcotics

Owen Beckford pled guilty to operating as a major trafficker for the 16th time since 2014.
Newburgh Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Firearms and Narcotics
Owen Beckford, also known as Marvin Ottley, is facing 15 years in prison for the trafficking of narcotics. Courtesy of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office
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NEW YORK CITY—City of Newburgh resident Owen Beckford, also known as Marvin Ottley, has been sentenced to 15 years for trafficking narcotics, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said Jan. 28.

Beckford pled guilty to operating as a major trafficker and conspiracy in the second degree and forfeited $8,909 in addition to his sentencing, according to a news release issued by the district attorney’s office. It was Beckford’s 16th guilty plea to the charge of operating as a major trafficker since Hoovler took office in 2014.