Dontae L. Salter, Methamphetamine Distribution, Indiana 2023

FORT WAYNE - A Fort Wayne man has been sentenced to 292 months in prison after pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine.

Dontae L. Salter, 30 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady on October 2023 after pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine, announced Acting United States Attorney Tina L. Nommay.

Salter was sentenced to 292 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release.

According to documents in the case, Salter distributed several pounds of methamphetamine from June through October 2023.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Fort Wayne Safe Streets Gang Task Force, which includes the FBI, the Indiana State Police, the Fort Wayne Police Department, and the Allen County Sheriff's Department, with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives also assisting with the investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Anthony W. Geller.

This case was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation, which aims to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States.

The case was also part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

The defendant, Dontae L. Salter, was charged with distributing methamphetamine in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndin/pr/fort-wayne-man-sentenced-292-months-prison