Roslindale Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts announced that Shaquylle Burden, of Roslindale in Boston, was sentenced in federal court in Boston to five years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute fentanyl. Burden, 32, pleaded guilty in July 2026 to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.
According to court documents, an investigation that began in June 2025 found that Burden and co-conspirator Kerry Charlotin were actively selling fentanyl in the greater Boston area. In October and December 2025, the two sold or arranged the sale of fentanyl to undercover law enforcement during controlled purchases in Brookline and Boston. A firearm was found in Burden's Roslindale residence when he was arrested. Both men were arrested and charged in December 2025.
Charlotin pleaded guilty in July 2026 to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and is scheduled to be sentenced on November 2, 2026. U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley, FBI Boston Special Agent in Charge Ted E. Docks and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox made the announcement, and Assistant U.S. Attorney John T. Dawley is prosecuting the case. The Justice Department said the case is part of Operation Take Back America.
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