PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A former resident of Johnstown,
Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to a term of imprisonment of
13 years, to be followed by six years of supervised release on his conviction
on charges of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon, carrying a
firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime and possession with
intent to distribute heroin and crack cocaine, United States Attorney Scott W.
Brady announced today.
Senior United States Circuit Court Judge D. Michael Fisher
imposed the sentence on Andrew Edwards, 32, formerly of Johnstown, PA.
According to information presented to the court, on April
11, 2016, Edwards was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for traffic violations
in Middlesex Township, Butler County. The driver gave the officer permission to
search the vehicle. In the backseat of the vehicle, where Edwards had been
seated, officers observed a jacket and a backpack. From the jacket, officers
recovered 528 bags of heroin, and a plastic baggie containing crack cocaine.
From the backpack, officers recovered a Springfield XD 45 caliber
semi-automatic handgun with six rounds in the magazine. Personal items
including a towel, hairbrush and a toothbrush were also in the backpack. The
FBI laboratory determined that there was support for the inclusion of Edwards
as a contributor to the DNA found on the toothbrush.
Assistant United States Attorney Shanicka L. Kennedy
prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Middlesex
Township Police Department conducted the investigation leading to the
Indictment in this case.
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