Dauphin County Man Indicted For Controlled Substance And Firearms Offenses

HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Keane Jackson, age 38, of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury for controlled substance and firearms offenses.

According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the indictment charges Jackson with possessing with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possessing a firearm (.38 caliber Colt DA) in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possessing a firearm as a prohibited person.

The case was investigated by the Dauphin County Criminal Investigations Division and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney K. Wesley (Wes) Mishoe is prosecuting the case.

The maximum penalty under federal law for the charges against Jackson is life imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, a fine, and special assessment. A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Indictments are only allegations. All persons indicted are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

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