Sicklerville Man Charged With Vermont Federal Drug Possession & Armed Drug Trafficking
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 7:00 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
BURLINGTON, VT.- Late last week, a Federal Grand Jury in Burlington, Vermont, returned an indictment against a 36-year-old Sicklerville, New Jersey, man currently detained on Vermont State murder and narcotics offenses, charging him with alleged federal narcotics and armed drug trafficking violations.
According to First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael P. Drescher, on Thursday, December 4, 2025, a Federal Grand Jury for the District of Vermont returned an indictment charging Christopher Crawford, 36, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, with one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute 28 Grams or More of a Controlled Substance, Crack Cocaine; and one count of Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime. Crawford, who is currently detained in state custody, will be arraigned at a later date.
According to the charging information unsealed in the indictment, Crawford, currently detained pending trial in Vermont State Court, on charges of first-degree Murder, cocaine possession, methamphetamine possession, and unlawful possession of a weapon by a person convicted of a violent felony.
According To The Charging Information Filed In The Indictment
The State alleges that on September 4, 2022, Crawford snuck up and executed a man, by shooting him twice in the back of his head while the man sat with his girlfriend in Burlington City Hall Park. Three days after the shooting on September 7, 2022, members of the Burlington Police Department conducted a traffic stop in which Crawford was riding in and located a .357 magnum revolver and a .380 semi-automatic handgun, as well as 49 grams of crack cocaine, 97 grams of powder cocaine, 6 grams of methamphetamine, and three grams of fentanyl, inside Crawford’s backpack.
If convicted on the federal charges, Crawford faces up to life in federal prison. At sentencing, upon a finding of guilt, a U.S. District Court Judge would determine the term of imprisonment based on the seriousness of the offenses and Crawford’s prior criminal history.
“The rules of the federal court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”
