PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Sahire Walker was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for committing  crack cocaine trafficking and firearm crimes, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced  today.  

Walker, age 45, of New Castle, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District  Judge David Stewart Cercone. Judge Cercone ordered Walker to serve six years of supervised  release following his prison sentence.  

Walker previously pled guilty in this case to committing the following crimes on June 4,  2020: (1) possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute, and (2) possession of a firearm in  furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Prior to imposing the sentence, the Court was informed  that Walker possessed crack cocaine with intent to distribute, and a loaded pistol, inside the rental  vehicle he was operating on June 4, 2020, at 1:00 a.m., in New Castle, Pennsylvania. As of that  date, he had five prior drug trafficking convictions over the preceding 15 years.  

  

Assistant United States Attorney Craig W. Haller prosecuted this case on behalf of the  United States. 

The New Castle Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Bureau  of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives conducted the investigation leading to the  convictions and sentence in this case.  

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all  levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun  violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department  of Justice launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core  principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based  organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and  strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.