PITTSBURGH, PA — Jammar Shelton, a 44-year-old resident of Sharon, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for trafficking cocaine and fentanyl. The announcement came on Monday, November 20, 2023, from United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon.
Following his prison sentence, Shelton will serve a six-year supervised release period, as ordered by Judge Bissoon. Before sentencing, Shelton pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl and cocaine between June 2020 and June 2021. He also admitted to possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school and public housing on May 17, 2021.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Benjamin C. Dobkin and Craig W. Haller on behalf of the United States.
The conviction and sentencing were the result of an extensive investigation led by several law enforcement agencies. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Lawrence County Drug Task Force, the Mercer County Drug Task Force, the New Castle Police Department, the Sharon Police Department, the Hermitage Police Department, and the Farrell Police Department all contributed to the successful investigation and prosecution.
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