SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jon Robert Donohue, age 29, of Pittston, Pennsylvania, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the indictment alleges that Donohue possessed with the intent to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine and over 50 grams of methamphetamine on May 9, 2022, in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The indictment also alleges that Donohue possessed various ammunition and multiple firearms in furtherance of his drug trafficking. The indictment further alleges that Donohue possessed the ammunition and firearms after being prohibited to possess firearms due to a prior felony conviction.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Luzerne County Drug Task Force and the Luzerne County Adult Probation and Parole Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jenny P. Roberts is prosecuting the case.
This case was part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is lifetime imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
Indictments are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.
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