Jonathan Nisbett, Heroin Dealing, Vermont 2016

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to federal prison for dealing heroin in Vermont.

According to court records, Jonathan Nisbett, 24, of Newark, New Jersey, regularly traveled from the New Jersey area to Chittenden County, Vermont, to sell heroin.

Nisbett and his associates would distribute the heroin and bring the proceeds back to New Jersey.

On August 11, 2015, agents from the Northern Vermont Drug Task Force and the Vermont State Police arrested Nisbett after he exited a train from New York City in Essex Junction, Vermont.

From Nisbett’s luggage, agents seized approximately 2,250 individual use bags of heroin.

Nisbett pleaded guilty to charges that he distributed heroin and was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison.

Chief U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss also ordered that Nisbett serve three years of supervised release following his prison term.

The sentence is part of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Vermont Heroin Initiative, a coordinated effort by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to combat heroin distribution in Vermont.

United States Attorney Eric Miller commended the efforts of the Vermont State Police, the VDTF, the Vergennes Police Department, the South Burlington Police Department, and the Burlington Police Department for their coordinated efforts in this investigation.

Nisbett is represented by David McColgin of the Federal Public Defender’s Office.

The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy C. Doherty, Jr.

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