Johnell Lee Cleveland, Fentanyl Distribution, Oregon 2019

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Happy Valley man has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for his role in distributing fentanyl and possessing a machine gun.

Johnell Lee Cleveland, 37, was sentenced on March 22, 2019, after pleading guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute cyclopropyl-fentanyl, one count of possessing a machine gun and two counts of money laundering.

According to court documents, investigators seized $27,372 in cash, seven firearms, a ballistic vest, and more than 300 suspected oxycodone pills wrapped in two plastic baggies during a search of Cleveland's home in Happy Valley.

One of the firearms seized was a fully-automatic machine gun with a drum magazine. Investigators also found a white Mercedes-Benz with exterior bullet holes believed to be involved in a December 2017 downtown Portland shooting that left one man critically injured.

In searches of Cleveland's storage unit and a stash house in Vancouver, Washington, investigators found an additional $124,040 in cash, more than 900 additional suspected oxycodone pills and more than $100,000 worth of jewelry and Rolex watches.

Lab tests revealed that the suspected oxycodone pills were in fact counterfeit pills made with cyclopropyl fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.

Cleveland is currently awaiting trial in Multnomah County Circuit Court for attempted murder with a firearm related to the December 2017 shooting in Portland.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/happy-valley-man-sentenced-57-months-federal-prison-distributing-fentanyl-and-possessing