Indiana Man Sentenced to 195 Months for Drug, Gun Offenses
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson of the Northern District of Indiana announced that Jamic C. Johnson, 47, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady on his plea of guilty to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Johnson was sentenced to 195 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
According to documents in the case, on Oct. 28, 2020, a state search warrant was served on Johnson’s residence. During the search, officers seized a distribution amount of methamphetamine, cocaine, a loaded handgun, a drug ledger, a loaded shotgun, additional ammunition, magazines, pills and a scale. Johnson’s criminal history revealed he was convicted of multiple felony offenses. One of the felonies was for carrying a handgun without a license and the other two were for dealing cocaine or a narcotic drug. Any of these felony convictions federally prohibit him from possessing a firearm or ammunition.
This case was investigated by the DEA with the assistance of the Allen County Drug Task Force and Fort Wayne Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony W. Geller.
