CARLISLE, Pa. — A Carlisle man will serve up to 161 months in prison and five years of probation after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus announced Friday.
Sheldon Tee Brooks, 58, had previously pleaded guilty to distribution of crack cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, Gurganus said.
Brooks was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson.
According to Gurganus, Brooks admitted to possessing with intent to distribute more than 12 grams of crack cocaine, and to possessing a short-barreled shotgun with an obliterated serial number in furtherance of drug trafficking between October and Nov. 2019, in Cumberland County.
This case was the result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Pennsylvania State Police.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Christian T. Haugsby prosecuted the case.
This case was part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts.
PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime.
Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them.
As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.”
