Johnstown Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Heroin

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to sixty months in prison and four years’ supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute heroin, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson imposed the sentence on Terrance Sitton, 42.

According to information presented to the court, from Jan. 22, 2015, to April 17, 2015, Sitton conspired to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.

Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie L. Haines prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

Mr. Hickton commended the Laurel Highlands Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, the Cambria County Drug Task Force, the Altoona Police Department, and the Cambria County District Attorney's Office, for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Sitton.