A Bronx man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for his role in the 2016 murder of Jerome Jemison and for leading a narcotics conspiracy involving crack cocaine and heroin distribution. The sentencing was announced by United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, after U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman imposed the sentence on Bruce Morris, also known as “G.” The conviction followed a jury trial in January 2025.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Morris was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and heroin, as well as using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during the drug trafficking operation. Judge Furman also determined that Morris was responsible for Jemison’s murder following an evidentiary hearing.
“In 2016, Bruce Morris murdered Jerome Jemison in the middle of the day on the landing of a public stairwell of an apartment building in the Bronx, a building that he terrorized for over a decade,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton. “Morris has now been held accountable for his heinous crimes.”
Court documents show that from at least 2012 through June 2023, Morris led a narcotics ring operating out of an apartment building at 868 Faile Street in Hunts Point and nearby areas. He used firearms and threats to maintain control over his drug business and intimidated residents and building staff. On one occasion, he threatened the superintendent with a gun when confronted about using a vacant apartment for illegal activities.
On August 11, 2016, Morris shot Jerome Jemison on the third floor of the same building over a drug-related dispute.
In addition to his prison sentence, Morris received five years of supervised release.
The investigation involved cooperation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New York City Police Department.
The prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew Weinberg, Camille L. Fletcher, Jeffrey W. Coyle, Jackie Delligatti, and Marguerite B. Colson from the Office’s Narcotics Unit, with support from Paralegal Specialist Jackie Fleury.
