Thursday, May 27, 2010

Erie Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Dealing Crack Cocaine

May 27, 2010 - Acting United States Attorney Robert S. Cessar announced today, May 26, 2010, that Christopher George Bowersox, a resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court in Erie to sixty months in jail on his conviction of violating federal drug laws.

United States District Judge Sean J. McLaughlin imposed the sentence on Bowersox, age 38.

According to information presented to the court by Assistant United States Attorney Marshall J. Piccinini, Bowersox possessed with intent to distribute and distributed approximately 5.4 grams of crack cocaine.

Mr. Cessar commended the EAGLE task force, which is comprised of members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Erie Police Department for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Bowersox.

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