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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today that a resident of Detroit, Michigan, has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on his conviction of violating
federal narcotics and firearm laws. Twenty-six-year-old Christopher Barton was sentenced and he previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine between August of 2023 and August of 2024, and possessing a firearm after a felony conviction. According to information presented to the Court, Barton was part of a drug trafficking conspiracy that was based in New Castle and in Detroit. Barton participated in the conspiracy by retailing controlled substances to customers in the New Castle area. A search warrant was served on February 7th, 2024 at a New Castle location from which members of the conspiracy were dealing drugs. Barton was present when the search warrant was executed and law enforcement also seized two pistols. Barton had prior felony convictions that prohibited him from lawfully possessing ammunition or a firearm.