Beaver Falls Felon Facing Drug and Gun Charges in Project Safe Neighborhoods Case

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal firearms and narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.

The three-count Indictment named Terrance Shawn Elmore, 26, as the sole defendant.

According to the Indictment, Elmore was in possession of firearms while having been previously convicted of felonies, was in possession of a weapon in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and possessed with intent to distribute cocaine base, in the form commonly known as crack, and a mixture of acetyl fentanyl, fentanyl, heroin and cocaine.

The law provides for a maximum total sentence of life in prison in prison, a fine of $2,000,000 or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

Special Assistant United States Attorney Chad R. Parks is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.

The Drug Enforcement Agency and the Beaver County Drug Task Force conducted the investigation leading to the Indictment in this case. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods. Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

An indictment is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.