A Lawrence County man has been sentenced on charges of violating federal narcotics laws.
U.S. Department of Justice officials say 29-year-old Melvin Dorsey-Pace of New Castle will serve 39 months in prison followed by six years of supervised release.
According to authorities, Dorsey-Pace distributed crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of a New Castle elementary school while on federal supervised release in April of 2021. Dorsey-Pace was previously convicted of crack cocaine distribution in 2016 and released in 2020.
Aiding federal law enforcement in this investigation were officers with the Lawrence County Drug Task Force, the Mercer County Drug Task Force, the New Castle Police Department, the Sharon Police Department, and the Hermitage Police Department.