GreenvilleWoman Sentenced for Possessing a Controlled Substance

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Greenville, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to a term of imprisonment of time served or 200 days, to be followed by two years of supervised release on her conviction on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.

Chief United States District Court Judge Mark R. Hornak imposed the sentence on Kristen Shearer, 24.

According to information presented to the court, on August 9, 2017, law enforcement executed a search warrant at a residence in the Elliot section of Pittsburgh connected to main target Lynell Guyton. Kristen Shearer and three other individuals, including Guyton were present at the house. Large amounts of narcotics and packaging paraphernalia were visible. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that the narcotics recovered contained cyclopropyl fentanyl, an analogue of fentanyl. She admitted to packaging some of the stamp bags.

Assistant United States Attorney Shanicka L. Kennedy prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

The Department of Homeland Security Investigations, the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police conducted the investigation that led to the prosecution of Shearer