Harrisburg Man Indicted On Heroin And Cocaine Trafficking Charges

HARRISBURG -  The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a Harrisburg man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Harrisburg on multiple charges involving the unlawful distribution of controlled substances.

According to United States Attorney Peter Smith, Curtis Waldron, age 40, was charged in a two count indictment with unlawfully distributing heroin, cocaine and marijuana on October 2, 2015, and with possessing with the intent to distribute heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine since at least January 2015. 

The case was investigated by the Harrisburg Resident Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Harrisburg Police Department, Dauphin County Drug Task Force and the Dauphin County Probation Office. Prosecution of the case has been assigned to Assistant United States Attorney William A. Behe.

Indictments are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

The maximum penalty under federal law on each count is 40 years of imprisonment as well as a 5 year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the Judge is also required to consider and weigh a number of factors, including the nature, circumstances and seriousness of the offense; the history and characteristics of the defendant; and the need to punish the defendant, protect the public and provide for the defendant's educational, vocational and medical needs. For these reasons, the statutory maximum penalty for the offense is not an accurate indicator of the potential sentence for a specific defendant.

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