Scranton, Pa. — A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Kevin Jones, aka “Hat,” 40, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, was sentenced on Oct. 23 on the charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl.
Jones was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl after a four-day jury trial before Judge Mannion in June 2024. Jones was one of fifteen individuals indicted in February 2023 for conspiring to distribute fentanyl in northeastern Pennsylvania and elsewhere, according to a news release…