North Carolina Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Joseph Ashley Dickenson, age 47, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced on December 18, 2025, to 240 months’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion for drug trafficking and money laundering.

According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, between January 2023 and May 5, 2023, Dickenson conspired with multiple individuals to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl. On May 4, 2023, law enforcement seized one kilogram of cocaine sent by Dickenson to a coconspirator in Dickson City, Lackawanna County using a parcel service. On May 5, 2023, investigators seized 4.4 kilograms of methamphetamine sent by Dickenson to the same coconspirator. A search of Dickenson’s business and home, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, resulted in the seizure of 542 grams of fentanyl, and amounts of marijuana and MDMA. Dickenson also illegally possessed seven firearms, two of which were stolen. A review of banking records showed that Dickenson had received at least $49,909 in proceeds from drug distribution. 

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jenny P. Roberts prosecuted the case.

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