HARRISBURG -The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that James Larnerd, age 48, of North Cornwall Township, Lebanon County, was sentenced to 210 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson for drug trafficking and firearm offenses.
According to United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, Larnerd was convicted on March 24, 2021, following a trial by jury of distributing methamphetamine, possession of a firearms by a prohibited person, and using or maintaining drug premises. Evidence at trial showed that during the execution of a search warrant at Larnerd’s North Cornwall Township residence on June 4, 2019, law enforcement recovered methamphetamine, drug distribution materials, and two loaded handguns. Several witnesses gave testimony at trial detailing the drug trafficking activity at Larnerd’s home.
The case was investigated by the North Cornwall Township Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Johnny Baer prosecuted the case.
This case is being prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent
crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
