PITTSBURGH, PA — A resident of Jeannette, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court Wednesday on a charge of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.
According to information presented to the court, on or about February 22, 2019, Kenyetta Jones, age 27, knowingly possessed a firearm and ammunition as a previously convicted felon. Federal law prohibits an individual who has been convicted of a felony from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Jones also admitted to possessing with the intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl at the time of the offense.
United States District Court Judge W. Scott Hardy sentenced Jones to 60 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release.
Assistant United States Attorney Carl J. Spindler prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, along with the Department of Homeland Security conducted the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Jones.
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