PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating the federal narcotics
laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
Tory Bryant, 32, pleaded guilty to one count before Senior
United States District Judge Donetta W. Ambrose.
In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised
that on March 13, 2018, Bryant possessed with the intent to distribute a
quantity of heroin, a Schedule I controlled substance, a quantity of fentanyl,
a Schedule II controlled substance, and a quantity of crack cocaine, a Schedule
II controlled substance. An undercover officer arranged to make a purchase of
narcotics from Bryant, and when the officers attempted to arrest Bryant at the
scene of the arranged transaction, Bryant fled. The officers recovered the
narcotics that Bryant intended to sell to the undercover officers on the path
of Bryant’s flight.
Judge Ambrose scheduled sentencing for September 19, 2019 at
10 a.m. The law provides for a maximum sentence of not more than 20 years in
prison, a fine of up to $1,000,000, 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. Also on
that date, Judge Ambrose will sentence the defendant for violating the
conditions of his supervised release by, among other ways, selling illegal
narcotics. Bryant was on supervised release as a result of a previous federal
conviction for heroin trafficking.
Assistant United States Attorney Brendan T. Conway is
prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
The Federal Bureau of Investigations and Wilkinsburg Police
Department conducted the investigation that led to the prosecution of Bryant.
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