Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 41 Months for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine and Crack Cocaine
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jonathan Bishop, 42, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on October 30, 2026, to 41 months' imprisonment and a term of supervised release by United States District Judge Joseph F. Saporito, Jr. for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base and methamphetamine.
According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, Bishop previously admitted that between February 2024 and June 2025, he conspired with other members of the Jerrod Curtis Drug Trafficking Organization to distribute quantities of cocaine base and methamphetamine in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere.
Seven additional co-conspirators either pleaded guilty or were found guilty following a three-week trial before Judge Saporito earlier this year. Jerrod Curtis, 42, of Wilkes-Barre, was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and other drug trafficking crimes following the three-week trial in September 2026 and is awaiting sentencing. Paul Daniel Chavis, 57, and Reneard Harris, 68, were also found guilty at that trial and await sentencing. Carlos Vasquez, 36, previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced in September 2026 to 40 months' imprisonment. Pamela Montano, 61, previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 9 months' imprisonment. Leroy Scriven, 56, and Joshua Forrester-Westad, 44, have each pleaded guilty and await sentencing.
The prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159. The task force includes agents and officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Luzerne County Drug Task Force, with the prosecution led by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Assistant U.S. Attorney James M. Buchanan prosecuted the case. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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