Dara Haynie, 28, Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Dealing Drugs

A Pittsburgh woman has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for possessing heroin, fentanyl, or butyryl fentanyl with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a playground and a public housing facility, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.

According to the investigation, Dara Haynie, 28, teamed up with her husband, Quinshawn Haynie, to deal fentanyl and heroin in February and March 2017 from public housing and across the street from a playground in the city’s Garfield neighborhood.

The evidence presented during a jury trial in January 2019 established that the couple spent at least part of their drug trafficking proceeds on marijuana to smoke together, cigarettes, and alcohol.

Quinshawn Haynie, Dara’s husband, was sentenced to three years and four months (40 months) in prison in April for his role in the drug trafficking operation.

Assistant United States Attorneys Christy C. Wiegand and Craig W. Haller prosecuted this case on behalf of the United States.

The investigation was conducted by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole.

Haynie was also sentenced to serve six years of supervised release following her prison term, as handed down by United States District Court Judge David S. Cercone.

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