Williamsport Man Sentenced To 18 Months’ Imprisonment For Violating The Conditions Of His Supervised Release

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Michael William Wright, age 30, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on December 13, 2023, to 18 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion, for violating the terms of his federal supervision for his commission of the crime of using or carrying a firearm during the commission of a drug trafficking felony. 

According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Wright was found to be in violation of his supervision based on both possession and use of controlled substances, and activity that occurred in Williamsport on October 7, 2023, resulting in his arrest for a domestic violence assault.

The defendant was being supervised by the United States Probation Office.  Assistant United States Attorneys Geoffrey MacArthur and Luisa Honora Berti prosecuted the case.

The maximum penalty under federal law for this supervised release violation is five years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. 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.

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