Monroe County Man Sentenced To 15 Years’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking

SCRANTON - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jackie A. Johnson, age 40, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on March 5, 2026, to 180 months' imprisonment by Senior United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion for distribution of methamphetamine.

According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, between March 19, 2024, and April 17, 2024, Johnson sold over 200 grams of pure methamphetamine in the Stroudsburg area to an undercover State Police Trooper. At the time, Johnson was on federal supervised release for a prior heroin trafficking conviction which resulted in a five-year prison term. Johnson is still pending a supervised release violation hearing based on the above methamphetamine sales which could result in an additional term of imprisonment.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Pennsylvania State Police investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Jenny P. Roberts prosecuted the case.

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