Melvin Dorsey-Pace, Crack Distribution, Pennsylvania 2021

A 29-year-old man from New Castle, Pennsylvania, has admitted to distributing crack cocaine near an elementary school.

Melvin Dorsey-Pace, a resident of New Castle, pleaded guilty to distributing crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of St. Vitus Elementary School in the city.

According to the United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung, Dorsey-Pace made the plea before United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon on an unspecified date.

The Court was informed that on April 6, 2021, Dorsey-Pace distributed crack cocaine near the elementary school. He was on federal supervised release at that time, having been convicted in 2016 in this district for conspiring to distribute crack cocaine and released to supervised release in 2020.

Under the law, Dorsey-Pace faces a sentence of at least one year and up to 60 years in prison, along with a fine of up to $4,000,000. The actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history of the defendant.

Assistant United States Attorney Craig W. Haller is prosecuting this case on behalf of the United States.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Lawrence County Drug Task Force, the Mercer County Drug Task Force, the New Castle Police Department, the Sharon Police Department, the Hermitage Police Department, and the Farrell Police Department led the investigation resulting in the conviction in this case.

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