Antoine Paris Davis, Heroin Distribution, Pennsylvania 2016

A Williamsport man has been sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment for his role in distributing large quantities of heroin.

Antoine Paris Davis, age 39, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann for the distribution of 100 grams or more of heroin.

Davis was convicted by a federal jury on September 30, 2016, of conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine and possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine.

The jury also found Davis responsible for the distribution of 100 grams or more of heroin, which is equivalent to approximately 4,000 individual doses of potentially fatal heroin.

According to United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, Davis conspired with co-defendant Rasheem Jarbar Ruley, age 24, to distribute heroin and cocaine to drug users and sellers in Williamsport and distributed and possessed those substances with the intent to distribute on four separate occasions.

Ruley and Davis stored heroin and cocaine at their residence on Tinsman Avenue in Williamsport, including a large bag containing over 100 grams of heroin, 16 bags of cocaine, and digital scales.

Additionally, investigators found approximately $1,300 in cash drug proceeds, digital scales used to weigh drugs, plastic bags, wax packets, and rubber bands used to package heroin and cocaine for distribution.

Ruley was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment by Judge Brann for conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine and possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine.

The case was investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police, the Williamsport Bureau of Police, the Lycoming County District Attorney’s Office, the Lycoming County Narcotics Enforcement Unit, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Safe Streets Task Force.

Assistant U.S. Attorney George Rocktashel prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of a district-wide initiative to combat the nationwide epidemic regarding the use and distribution of heroin.

The Heroin Initiative targets heroin traffickers operating in the Middle District of Pennsylvania and is part of a coordinated effort among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who commit heroin-related offenses.