Scranton Man Sentenced To 120 Months’ Imprisonment For Distributing Methamphetamine

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Isaiah Postell-Jones, age 25, of Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to 120 months’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release by United States District Judge Robert D. Mariani for one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, Postell-Jones previously admitted that on March 13, 2024, he knowingly sold over 100 grams of methamphetamine in a parking lot in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, for $900.  Postell-Jones further admitted that on two other occasions he sold “sham” methamphetamine.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, the Wilkes-Barre Police Department, and the Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney James M. Buchanan prosecuted the case.

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