The U.S. attorney's office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a California man was sentenced on Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion to serve15 years and 8 months in prison for large-scale methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin trafficking in Monroe County.

According to U.S. Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, Fontaine Horton, 37, formerly of San Bernardino, California, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute in excess of 9 kilograms of methamphetamine, as well as additional amounts of cocaine and heroin, after a four-day jury trial before Judge Mannon in May 2016.Horton was also convicted of two counts of distributing methamphetamine.Another man, Reginald Braddy, 33, formerly of San Bernardino, California, was also convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin.Horton and Braddy were charged with obtaining high-quality methamphetamine from sources in California, along with heroin and cocaine, which they then distributed for profit in the Monroe County area between 2012 and 2014.Previously, Judge Mannion sentenced Reginald Braddy to serve19 years and 7 months for his role in this drug-trafficking conspiracy.The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department.Officers from the Orange County, California, Sheriff's Office, the Scranton Police Department, and Plainfield Township Police Department assisted in the investigation.The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Robert J. O'Hara and Francis P. Sempa.