Anchorage Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking After Shoplifting from Natural Pantry

Anchorage, Alaska – Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Jason Paul Bryant-Wilde, 44, of Anchorage, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason to serve five years in prison for his conviction for possession of heroin with intent to distribute, followed by four years of supervised release.

On Aug. 25, 2016, Bryant-Wilde was confronted in the parking lot of Natural Pantry by a loss prevention officer. Bryant-Wilde had walked out with over $200 of grocery items that he did not pay for, and after a brief altercation in the parking lot, he was detained by the loss prevention officer. The loss prevention officer searched Bryant-Wilde while waiting for the Anchorage Police to arrive. Bryant-Wilde had over 100 grams of heroin in his possession that he intended to distribute. This amount of heroin has a street value of approximately $30,000.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kelly Cavanaugh prosecuted this case for the United States.

Acting U.S. Attorney Schroder commends the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Anchorage Police Department, and the loss prevention team at Natural Pantry for the successful investigation and prosecution of this case.