(WNY News Now) – A Jamestown resident will spend over eight years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing and intending to distribute a substantial quantity of methamphetamine.
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Justin Brooks, 35, of Jamestown, NY, was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison after admitting to possessing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who handled the case, stated that on February 8, 2021, Jamestown Police officers responded to Brooks’ residence on Bush Street for a report of a possible assault and initiated an investigation into a burglary/assault. Subsequently, officers executed a search warrant at Brooks’ residence and recovered suspected marijuana, $6,500, scales, packaging material, a sword, and approximately 357 grams of methamphetamine.
This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), led by Special Agent-in-Charge Frank A. Tarentino III of the New York Field Division, and the Jamestown Police Department, under Chief Timothy Jackson, spearheaded the investigation.
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