Haverhill Man Sentenced for Drug and Firearm Offenses

BOSTON – A Haverhill man, with prior criminal convictions in New York, was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for drug and firearm offenses.

Gamal Jones, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 90 months in prison and three years of supervised release. On April 7, 2017, Jones pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and three counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. 

Jones was arrested on Jan. 14, 2016, following an investigation into cocaine distribution in Haverhill. Jones was found in possession of over 80 grams of crack cocaine, a Taurus .45 caliber handgun and a box of .45 caliber ammunition.  Jones was previously convicted in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., for being a felon in possession of a firearm and has prior convictions for criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a loaded firearm, and assault in the third degree.

Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb and Mickey D. Leadingham, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives made the announcement today.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nicholas Soivilien and John T. McNeil of Weinreb’s Criminal Division prosecuted the case.