WILKES-BARRE
Two people have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a heroin- and cocaine-trafficking conspiracy based in Monroe County.
Senior U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo on Wednesday sentenced Sherquille Ernest, 27, Mount Pocono, to 41 months in prison, and Kyme Ashby, 29, Tobyhanna, to 30 months in prison.
Both Ernest and Ashby pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and crack in the Monroe County area between May and July 2015, U.S. Attorney David J. Freed said.
They were among 11 people indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2015 as part of the scheme.
— STAFF REPORT