Cleo Johnson, a 33-year-old man from Farrell, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for cocaine trafficking near a public housing area, with an additional six years of supervised release after his prison term. Johnson had pleaded guilty to intent to distribute cocaine within 1,000 feet of public housing on October 29, 2021, and was involved in cocaine and fentanyl trafficking in 2021, often near public housing and children. His criminal history includes several prior convictions for drug trafficking, gun-related offenses, and assault over the last 12 years. The case, prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig W. Haller, was supported by the Mercer County Drug Task Force, FBI, ATF, and state Attorney General’s Office.
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