PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania – Jason Evans, 45, a former resident of Pittsburgh’s Esplen neighborhood, was sentenced to 57 months imprisonment and six years’ supervised release for his conviction of drug and firearms offenses, announced United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung today.
United States District Judge Robert J. Colville imposed the sentence on Evans, who was identified as a member of a large-scale drug trafficking operation responsible for trafficking cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin in the Western District of Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The investigation was the result of the efforts of the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to identify the criminal activity, including drug and firearms trafficking, of individuals who are members and/or associates of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club (PMC).
According to information presented to the court, Evans was a close associate of PMC member Bill Rana, who was a ‘fully patched’ member of the PMC and Sergeant of Arms for the Pittsburgh Chapter. Evans served as an ‘enforcer’ and accepted responsibility for distributing over 300 grams of cocaine.
On December 8, 2020, law enforcement executed federal arrest and search warrants in conjunction with the takedown of this investigation. At Evans’ residence on Earl Street, they seized approximately 10 ounces of cocaine, two firearms, ammunition, magazines, and over $10,000.
Assistant United States Attorney Rebecca L. Silinski prosecuted this case on behalf of the government, which included the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force, the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, and the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General Bureau of Narcotics Investigations.
The prosecution is a result of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation, which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles high-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten communities throughout the United States.
Evans’ sentence brings an end to a case that began in January 2020, with the FBI conducting a federal Title III investigation from August to November 2020, resulting in the interception of thousands of wire and electronic communications over a total of ten telephones, including those operated by co-defendants Bill Rana and Eric Armes, who were PMC members.
Mandatory facts:
1. Defendant: Jason Evans
2. Criminal charges: Drug and firearms offenses
3. City and state: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4. Exact date: Not specified in the source
5. Sentence: 57 months imprisonment and six years’ supervised release
6. Dollar amounts: Over $10,000
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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