Lehigh County Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Trafficking Methamphetamine

HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Sterling Crumblin, age 34, of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on October 10, 2024, by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to 10 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine.

According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Crumblin was sentenced for his possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. Crumblin received the ten-year mandatory minimum sentence for trafficking over 500 grams of methamphetamine.

Crumblin previously entered a guilty plea where he admitted that on November 15, 2021, Pennsylvania State Police conducted a traffic stop on Crumblin's vehicle while he was driving through Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Troopers secured a search warrant for Crumblin's vehicle and ultimately discovered more than a kilogram of methamphetamine and a stolen handgun.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Pennsylvania State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen W. Dukes is prosecuting the case.

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