PITTSBURGH -A former resident of Allegheny County, PA has been sentenced in federal court to seven years (84 months) of imprisonment on his convictions for federal narcotics and firearms offenses, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
United States District Judge Marilyn J. Horan imposed the sentence on Antwon Shamar Bonner, age 21, formerly of Penn Hills, who pleaded guilty in January 2020 to a two-count Indictment charging him with possessing heroin with the intent to distribute it and with possessing firearms in furtherance of that drug trafficking crime.
According to information presented to the Court, on July 12, 2019, agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives served a search warrant at Mr. Bonner’s residence in Penn Hills, Allegheny County. There, agents located approximately 36 "bricks" (constituting approximately 1,800 individual dosage units) containing mixtures of both heroin and fentanyl, which are scheduled controlled substances under federal law. In connection with his guilty plea, the defendant admitted to possessing those narcotics with the intent to distribute them. In addition to those narcotics, agents seized approximately $2,000 in U.S. currency, four loaded and operational firearms (one of which had an obliterated serial number), assorted ammunition, and high-capacity firearms magazines. In connection with his January 2020 guilty plea, Mr. Bonner admitted to possessing those firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.
In imposing the 84-month sentence, Judge Horan noted, amongst many other factors, that the Court considered the seriousness of the offenses and the need to deter Mr. Bonner and others from engaging in criminal conduct involving heroin, fentanyl, and firearms.
Assistant United States Attorney Jerome A. Moschetta prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
United States Attorney Brady commended the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Mr. Bonner.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
