{"id":120573,"date":"2025-07-25T08:06:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T12:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=120573"},"modified":"2025-07-26T01:11:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T05:11:29","slug":"fort-wayne-man-sentenced-to-60-months-in-prison-for-drug-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/07\/25\/fort-wayne-man-sentenced-to-60-months-in-prison-for-drug-trafficking\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Wayne man sentenced to 60 months in prison for drug trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DOJ_seal-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-116102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DOJ_seal-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DOJ_seal-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DOJ_seal-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DOJ_seal.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On July 24, 2025, Tracy Nicholson, Jr., was sentenced to 60 months in prison followed by 4 years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>News release from the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office &#8211; Northern District of Indiana:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison For Drug Trafficking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (July 25, 2025) \u2013 Yesterday, Tracy Nicholson, Jr., 22 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl, announced Acting United States Attorney M. Scott Proctor.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholson was sentenced to 60 months in prison followed by 4 years of supervised release.<\/p>\n<p>According to documents in the case, Nicholson distributed more than 40 grams of fentanyl in July of 2024. He coordinated the delivery of about 500 fentanyl pills to law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Allen County Drug Task Force.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Teresa Ashcraft.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/t20241001_evidence03.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"AR-15 .223 pistol and two 9mm pistols seized during search warrant service at 3706 Oliver Street on October 1, 2024.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='922ae445e44d21047ae7227cf91e5d55' data-image-id=\"12023\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/t20241001_evidence03.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_t20241001_evidence03.jpg\" data-title=\"Weapons seized during Search Warrant Service\" data-description=\"AR-15 .223 pistol and two 9mm pistols seized during search warrant service at 3706 Oliver Street on October 1, 2024.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Weapons seized during Search Warrant Service\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Weapons seized during Search Warrant Service\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12023\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_t20241001_evidence03.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/t20241001_evidence00.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"AR-15 .223 pistol and two 9mm pistols seized during search warrant service at 3706 Oliver Street on October 1, 2024.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='922ae445e44d21047ae7227cf91e5d55' data-image-id=\"12024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/t20241001_evidence00.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_t20241001_evidence00.jpg\" data-title=\"Items seized during Search Warrant Service\" data-description=\"AR-15 .223 pistol and two 9mm pistols seized during search warrant service at 3706 Oliver Street on October 1, 2024.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Items seized during Search Warrant Service\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Items seized during Search Warrant Service\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12024\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_t20241001_evidence00.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/t20241001_evidence01.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Items seized during search warrant service at 3706 Oliver Street on October 1, 2024.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='922ae445e44d21047ae7227cf91e5d55' data-image-id=\"12025\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/t20241001_evidence01.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_t20241001_evidence01.jpg\" data-title=\"Items seized during Search Warrant Service\" data-description=\"Items seized during search warrant service at 3706 Oliver Street on October 1, 2024.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Items seized during Search Warrant Service\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Items seized during Search Warrant Service\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12025\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_t20241001_evidence01.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/t20241001_evidence02.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Items seized during search warrant service at 3706 Oliver Street on October 1, 2024.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='922ae445e44d21047ae7227cf91e5d55' data-image-id=\"12026\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/t20241001_evidence02.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_t20241001_evidence02.jpg\" data-title=\"Items seized during Search Warrant Service\" data-description=\"Items seized during search warrant service at 3706 Oliver Street on October 1, 2024.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Items seized during Search Warrant Service\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Items seized during Search Warrant Service\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12026\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_t20241001_evidence02.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/isp\/t20251111-ISP.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"From left to right: Troopers Chase Pfefferkorn, Eric Mitchel, Bryce Kukelhan, and Caleb Wooldridge. 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