Jeffrey Scott Jones, Heroin Distribution Resulting in Death, Pennsylvania 2016

Grimy Times Exclusive: A Deadly Deal

A Columbia County man’s decision to sell heroin laced with fentanyl to a Bloomsburg man in July 2016 has led to a fatal overdose and a potential life sentence in prison.

Jeffrey Scott Jones, 62, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann to the distribution of a controlled substance that resulted in the death of a Bloomsburg man in 2016.

According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, Jones sold heroin laced with fentanyl to a Bloomsburg man in July 2016, at which time the victim consumed the heroin and fatally overdosed.

The case was investigated by the Scott Township Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Geoffrey W. MacArthur is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

Jeffrey Scott Jones faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in prison and a potential life sentence as well as a maximum fine of $1,000,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the Judge is also required to consider and weigh a number of factors, including the nature, circumstances and seriousness of the offense; the history and characteristics of the defendant; and the need to punish the defendant, protect the public and provide for the defendant’s educational, vocational and medical needs.

An exact sentence will be determined after a finding of guilt.

This case was also brought as part of a district-wide initiative to combat the nationwide epidemic regarding the use and distribution of heroin. Led by the United States Attorney’s Office, the Heroin Initiative targets heroin traffickers operating in the Middle District of Pennsylvania and is part of a coordinated effort among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who commit heroin-related offenses.

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