Armed fentanyl trafficker pleads guilty

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Juman Shackelford, 48, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, which carry a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $5,000,000 fine.

On February 18, 2026, members DEA agents executed a search warrant at Shackelford's N. Goodman Street residence in Rochester. During the search, they seized hundreds of capsules and baggies containing fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin packaged for sale, drug paraphernalia, and a loaded 9mm pistol.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert A. Marangola. The plea is the culmination of an investigation by the DEA, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Farhana Islam, New York Field Division.

Sentencing is scheduled for February 11, 2027, before Judge Wolford.

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