New York Man Sentenced To 29 Years’ Imprisonment For Distribution Of Heroin Resulting In Death

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Dameon Lattimore, age 40, of New York, was sentenced to 29 years’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge John E. Jones, III, for distributing heroin and crack cocaine that led to the death of a York City man.

According to United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, Lattimore was charged by a grand jury in Harrisburg in December 2015, with codefendants Yushonda Durant, age 41, of New York, and Frederick Gladfelter, age 47, of York.

Gladfelter pleaded guilty in December 2016, to allowing his home to be used as a site for the distribution of heroin and crack cocaine. He is awaiting sentencing. Durant remains a fugitive.

The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the York City Police Department and the York County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney William A. Behe prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of a district wide initiative to combat the nationwide epidemic regarding the use and distribution of heroin. Led by the United States Attorney’s Office, the heroin initiative targets heroin traffickers operating in the Middle District of Pennsylvania and is part of a coordinated effort among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.

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