An Elyria man was indicted on charges of trafficking
fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and crack cocaine.
The four-count indictment alleges that Terry L. Jackson,
Sr., on February 26, 2019, sold crack cocaine and possessed four grams of
fentanyl, 17 grams of cocaine and 1.5 grams of methamphetamine.
This case is one of dozens prosecuted as part of Operation
Synthetic Opioid Surge (SOS), in in which any cases involving heroin, fentanyl
or any synthetic opioid are prosecuted in federal court. Lorain County is one
of 10 communities around the nation selected as a pilot for Operation SOS. The
program demonstrates the Justice Department’s continued to commitment to
working with local partners to make our community safer.
If convicted, the defendants’ sentence will be determined by
the Court after review of factors unique to this case, including the
defendants’ prior criminal records, if any, the defendants’ role in the offense
and the characteristics of the violations.
In all cases, the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and, in
most cases, it will be less than the maximum.
This case was investigated by the Elyria Police Department
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It is being prosecuted by Assistant
U.S. Attorneys Robert Kolansky and Vasile Katsaros.
An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of
guilt. The burden of proof is always on
the government to prove a defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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