Javaris Latrey Johnson, 37, and Thomas Anthony Perry, 33, both residents of York County, have been sentenced to federal prison terms following their guilty pleas to charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a substantial quantity of fentanyl. Johnson received a sentence of over 12 years, while Perry was sentenced to more than eight years.
The court heard evidence indicating that in August 2022, a codefendant sold approximately 5,000 pills to a confidential informant. This transaction led agents to investigate a property in York County suspected of being used for the illegal production of fentanyl pills. On October 19, 2022, law enforcement executed a search warrant at a trailer on the property where they found Johnson, Perry, and two codefendants. The trailer was identified as a clandestine lab. Inside, agents discovered over 150,000 pills amounting to more than 29 kilograms of fentanyl along with cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, pill press machines, cash, and drug paraphernalia.
United States District Judge Sherri A. Lydon sentenced Johnson to 151 months imprisonment and Perry to 97 months imprisonment; both sentences include supervised release following incarceration. Their co-defendants were sentenced earlier in April. The federal system does not offer parole.
This case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation aimed at dismantling high-level drug traffickers and criminal organizations through collaborative efforts by federal, state, and local agencies.
The investigation involved the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the York County Multijurisdictional Drug Enforcement Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Major is handling the prosecution.
