BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Steven Mojica Medina, 36, of Jamestown, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin, fentanyl, and acetyl fentanyl, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, was sentenced to serve 235 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
Medina’s crimes resulted in the deaths of two individuals, J.H. and J.T., who overdosed on substances containing heroin, fentanyl, and acetyl fentanyl. Medina provided the deadly substances to these individuals just before their deaths. The 36-year-old Jamestown man had been supplying heroin and fentanyl to users in the area.
“This sentence holds Medina accountable for his role in the devastating opioid crisis that has ravaged our communities,” said U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross. “We will continue to work tirelessly to combat the spread of opioids and bring those responsible to justice.”
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Adler, who handled the case, stated that on August 30, 2018, an individual identified as J.H., fatally overdosed after ingesting a substance containing fentanyl, and acetyl fentanyl. Medina provided J.H. with the fentanyl and fentanyl analogue mixture shortly before J.H. died. Approximately a week later, on September 9, 2018, an individual identified as J.T., fatally overdosed after ingesting a substance containing heroin, fentanyl, and acetyl fentanyl. Medina provided the substance to a third party who then provided it to J.T.
On December 1 and 2, 2020, the Jamestown Police Department conducted controlled purchases of heroin and fentanyl from Medina. Subsequently, a search warrant was executed at Medina’s Euclid Avenue residence during which investigators recovered two loaded firearms, a drug ledger, 48 bags of fentanyl weighing 1.76 grams, and cocaine. On November 1, 2021, Medina was pulled over in his vehicle by the Jamestown Police Department. Officers recovered a 9mm semi-automatic pistol, six magazines and approximately 167 rounds of 9mm ammunition. Medina also had 24 wrapped baggies of crack cocaine weighing 3.8 grams. In July 2015, Medina was convicted of a felony in Chautauqua County Court and is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm.
Medina’s sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Jamestown Police Department, under the direction of Chief Timothy Jackson and the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Frank A. Tarentino III, New York Field Division.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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