York Man Sentenced To 15 Years’ Imprisonment For Drug And Firearms Offenses

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 10, 2021, Justin Rashaad Brown, age 31, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment to be followed by six years of supervised release, by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo, for distributing crack cocaine and possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.

According to Acting United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, Brown sold crack cocaine in York on multiple occasions in 2016.  Law enforcement executed search warrants at Brown’s residence in July 2016 and November 2016, and found crack cocaine during each search and a stolen revolver during the second search.     

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the York County Drug Task Force, and the Pennsylvania State Police.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Carlo D. Marchioli and former Assistant U.S. Attorney James T. Clancy prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. The Department of Justice reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.

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