A Luzerne County man has been sentenced to 120 months imprisonment followed by four years of supervision for his role in a large-scale drug trafficking and firearms operation. Jon Robert Donohue, age 32, of Pittston, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on August 27, 2025 by Senior United States District Judge Robert D. Mariani.
According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, Donohue was serving a house arrest sentence in Luzerne County when probation officers received information that he was trafficking drugs and possessing firearms. During a search of his residence, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, seven firearms, including a stolen firearm, drug trafficking paraphernalia, 593 grams of methamphetamine, 782 grams of cocaine, 72 grams of MDMA, and 1.3 kilograms of marijuana were seized.
Donohue was prohibited from possessing firearms because of his prior record. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Luzerne County Drug Task Force, and the Luzerne County Adult Probation and Parole Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jenny P. Roberts prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.
Donohue’s sentence is a result of his guilty plea to charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana, as well as possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He was also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, which is a separate charge.
The Luzerne County man’s sentence serves as a reminder that the war on drugs and gun violence will be taken seriously by law enforcement and the courts. As Acting United States Attorney Gurganus said, ‘This case demonstrates the commitment of our office to holding accountable those who engage in drug trafficking and violent crime.’
The case is part of the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) initiatives. These programs aim to disrupt and dismantle the operations of transnational criminal organizations and to make our communities safer.
Donohue will begin serving his sentence immediately. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania will continue to work tirelessly to protect our communities from the scourge of drug trafficking and gun violence.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Weapons|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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