York Man Sentenced To 57 Months’ Imprisonment For Firearms And Drug Trafficking Offenses

HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on October 8, 2020, United States District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson sentenced Edward Lee McDowell, III, age 23, to 57 months’ imprisonment for firearms and drug trafficking offenses.

According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, McDowell previously pleaded guilty to firearms and drug trafficking offenses based on conduct that occurred in York County in December 2016 and February 2017.  In addition to the 57 months in prison, McDowell was ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term.

The case was investigated by the York County Drug Task Force and the Harrisburg Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney James T. Clancy and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Meredith Taylor.

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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