Indiana, Pa., Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Indiana, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.

Lamar Johnson, 42, pleaded guilty before Senior United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson.

In connection with the guilty plea, the Court was advised that, from in and around August 2018 to March 2023, in the Western District of Pennsylvania, Johnson conspired with others to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, a quantity of heroin, and a quantity of crack cocaine. Johnson was intercepted on a federal wiretap obtaining quantities of the drugs that he distributed to others.

Following the guilty plea, Judge Gibson sentenced Johnson to 60 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release.

Assistant United States Attorney Arnold P. Bernard Jr. is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Laurel Highlands Resident Agency and Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation that led to the prosecution of Johnson. Additional agencies participating in this investigation include the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, United States Postal Inspection Service, and other local law enforcement agencies.

This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.