New Kensington Man Charged with Cocaine Trafficking

A Westmoreland County man has pleaded guilty to charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws in federal court.

Michael Jones, 25, of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to two counts before United States District Judge Joy Flowers Conti.

Between January 2011, and September 2013, Jones conspired to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.

On February 26, 2014, Jones, having previously been convicted of a felony offense, was in possession of five firearms, two of which were stolen, and one of which had an obliterated serial number.

Assistant United States Attorneys Katherine A. King and Craig W. Haller prosecuted this case on behalf of the United States.

A task force led by the Drug Enforcement Administration conducted the investigation leading to the conviction in this case.

The task force also included several other federal, state, and local agencies from multiple states, including the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the United States Marshals Service, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, the Allegheny County Police Department, the Penn Hills Police Department, the Monroeville Police Department, and the McKees Rocks Police Department.

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