A Schenectady man has been sentenced to a total of 330 months in federal prison for drug trafficking, firearms offenses, and violating conditions of supervised release. Jabree Jones, also known as “Breezy,” received the sentence on January 9, 2026, in Albany federal court.
Jones was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine. He was also found guilty of possessing firearms in furtherance of his drug trafficking activities. At the time of his crimes, Jones was already under federal supervised release; he received an additional consecutive sentence of 30 months for violating those terms by making false statements to U.S. Probation.
The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III, Farhana Islam (Special Agent in Charge at the DEA New York Enforcement Division), and Bryan DiGirolamo (Special Agent in Charge at the ATF New York Field Division).
According to his guilty plea, Jones participated in a drug conspiracy between January and May 2023 that involved multiple distributions of illegal substances. On May 23, 2023, searches conducted by ATF and DEA agents at properties in Albany and Halfmoon uncovered large quantities of fentanyl pills—more than 11 kilograms—methamphetamine pills exceeding 7 kilograms, over 700 grams of cocaine, and a cache of firearms including an illegal machinegun and a defaced shotgun.
During the same investigation, another suspect, Anthony Zaremski, was fatally shot after opening fire on law enforcement officers executing a search warrant at his apartment in Clifton Park. Two officers were wounded during this incident.
Acting United States Attorney John Sarcone said: “Jabree Jones was a major driver of drug trafficking and gun violence in this region. While on federal supervision, he chose to flood our communities with fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine and to use firearms, including machineguns. This sentence removes an extraordinarily dangerous individual from our streets for decades. Let this case send a clear message: those who combine deadly drugs with illegal guns will face relentless prosecution and severe consequences. Thank you to the brave men and women from DEA and ATF who put their lives on the line every day to keep our communities safe and rid them of the scourge of violent criminals.”
Farhana Islam added: “Today’s sentencing is a true reflection of the dedicated work the DEA New York Enforcement Division and our law enforcement partners have when targeting those individuals who jeopardize the safety of our communities when trafficking illicit narcotics and firearms. Mr. Jones’ threat and terror to our communities ends today. The DEA has and remains committed to safeguarding our neighborhoods and strive for a fentanyl-free America.”
Bryan DiGirolamo stated: “Mr. Jones’ crimes caused a devastating impact on our community by engaging in firearms trafficking and drug distribution. He helped fuel addiction, death and violence. ATF remains committed to working with our federal, state, and local partners to disrupt these dangerous networks, to seizing illegal firearms before they reach the streets, and to protecting the safety of the public. We applaud all of the partners involved in making our community safer.”
United States District Judge Anne M. Nardacci imposed an additional five-year term of supervised release following Jones’s prison sentence. The court also ordered restitution payments by Jones for fraudulent unemployment insurance claims made against California and Georgia during 2020-2021.
Several other defendants connected with this case were also sentenced:
- Anthony Luizzi pleaded guilty to related drug trafficking charges involving fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine as well as firearm possession; he received a sentence of 210 months plus a $10,000 fine.
- Brandon Bartley pleaded guilty on similar charges involving both drugs and weapons; he was sentenced to 180 months imprisonment along with a $5,000 fine.
- Devon Newsome admitted transferring nearly thirty firearms later recovered during searches; Newsome received a five-year prison term.
The investigation involved cooperation among several agencies including DEA; ATF; Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office; United States Postal Inspection Service; U.S Department of Labor Office of Inspector General; Rotterdam Police Department; Henry County (Georgia) Police Department; with Assistant U.S Attorney Alexander Wentworth-Ping leading prosecution efforts.
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which aims at reducing violent crime through collaborative strategies among law enforcement agencies as detailed at https://www.justice.gov/psn , served as part of DOJ’s approach in cases such as this one.
