Johnstown, PA – A Johnstown man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Friday after being convicted of distributing fentanyl, prosecutors announced.

Nathaniel Jackson, 49, received the 120-month sentence from U.S. District Judge Stephanie L. Haines, along with three years of supervised release following his prison term.

According to court records, Jackson sold and possessed fentanyl with the intent to distribute on two occasions — April 29, 2019, and May 1, 2019 — in the Western District of Pennsylvania.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Arnold P. Bernard Jr. Investigators from the FBI’s Laurel Highlands Resident Agency and the Cambria County Drug Task Force handled the probe, which led to Jackson’s conviction.

U.S. Attorney Eric G. Olshan praised the agencies for

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