An Army officer was charged this fall for trafficking firearms, at least three of which ended up in a house where authorities found nearly 100 pounds of heroin laced with fentanyl, according to federal court documents.
FBI and ATF agents arrested 2nd Lt. Kofi Appiah-Mainoo, 30, along with his associate, James Hutchings, Jr., 38, in late October. Federal charges were brought against the two men as part of an ongoing investigation into the trafficking of firearms into the Washington, D.C. area.
Appiah was an armor officer stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, but is from the Maryland area, court filings show. He was assigned to K Troop, 2nd Squadron, 16th Cavalry Regiment, which trains lieutenants as part of the Armor Basic Officer Leaders Course.
A memo submitted to the court and signed by Appiah’s troop commander, Capt. Phillip Derosa, recommended he “remain in federal custody until the date of his hearing, or when finally separated from the U.S. Army.”
That memo also called Appiah “an undisciplined soldier" unable to meet standards and one who “has proven to be a flight risk with aggressive behavioral tendencies,” including publicly yelling and using profanity toward a fellow officer who turned him in for cheating on coursework.
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