Washington man receives superseding indictment from federal grand jury
A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment against a Washington man, charged with violating federal narcotics laws.
According to a news release from U. S. Attorney Scott Brady, while the seven-count superseding indictment said Jerome “Bubba” Barnes, 33, is the sole defendant, it also alleges he conspired with others to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams of a substance containing fentanyl and heroin from June 2016 to July 2017.
The superseding indictment also alleges Barnes distributed and possessed the drugs from April to June of 2017.
Barnes, who is in federal custody, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh last year on charges of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years to life in prison, a fine of $10 million, or both.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jerome A. Moschetta of Washington County District Attorney’s Office, who was deputized to bring federal charges, is prosecuting the case. The FBI, state police and Washington County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force conducted the investigation leading to the superseding indictment in this case.