Jeffrey J. Moriarity, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Indiana 2024

A Fort Wayne man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking operation.

Fort Wayne resident Jeffrey J. Moriarity, 42, was sentenced to 324 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release on his plea of guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and armed drug trafficking.

According to documents in the case, Moriarity sold methamphetamine, heroin, and a sawed-off shotgun to law enforcement officials in May of 2018.

In June of 2018, agents and officers executed a search warrant at Moriarity’s residence in Fort Wayne, where they seized methamphetamine and other controlled substances, a loaded pistol and ammunition, and additional evidence of drug trafficking.

Moriarity was not home at the time but was located by police and led them on a high-speed vehicle pursuit before being apprehended and arrested.

During the pursuit, methamphetamine was recovered from Moriarity’s vehicle.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); the Fort Wayne Police Department; the Indiana State Police; the Allen County Drug Task Force; and the Allen County Sheriff’s Department.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Anthony W. Geller and Brent A. Ecenbarger.

This case was being prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, which aims to reduce violent crime.

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