Pittsburgh Man Sentenced for Heroin Trafficking
Eric Ewell, formerly of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 144 months in prison for conspiring to distribute at least one kilogram of heroin, announced United States Attorney David J. Hickton.
Ewell, age 33, was sentenced in Pittsburgh by United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer on an unspecified date. Judge Fischer also imposed a 5-year term of supervised release to follow the federal prison sentence.
According to court documents, Ewell resided in North Carolina between 2011 and 2013 but frequently returned to his native Pittsburgh for several days at a time. One of the reasons for many of Ewell’s return trips to Pittsburgh was to distribute heroin in Western Pennsylvania. Ewell acknowledged as part of his plea agreement that he was responsible for the distribution of between three and ten kilograms of heroin.
The investigation leading to Ewell’s conviction was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration in Pittsburgh, Charlotte (North Carolina), and New York City, the Internal Revenue Service, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Pittsburgh Police Department, the Allegheny County Police Department, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, the Wilkins Township Police Department, the East Pittsburgh Police Department, the New York Police Department, the Blair County District Attorney’s Office, and the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office.
Ewell’s guilty plea was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Craig W. Haller on behalf of the United States.
Defendant/Respondent: Eric Ewell
Exact Criminal Charges: Conspiring to distribute at least one kilogram of heroin
City and State: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Exact Date: No date specified
Sentence or Outcome: 144 months in prison
Other facts: Ewell was also sentenced to a 5-year term of supervised release to follow his federal prison sentence.
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- Terrence Johnson, Fentanyl Distribution, New York 2016 · North Carolina
- Donald Hennings, Fentanyl Distribution, New York 2024 · North Carolina
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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