A Chicopee man was sentenced to time he has already served in jail for distributing heroin, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.
According to the court, 28-year-old Steven Brown was sentenced in Springfield Federal Court to three months (time served) in prison and six years of supervised release.
Brown pleaded guilty to one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute heroin in October 2018.
The court says on June 30, 2016, Brown sold 300 bags of heroin to a cooperating witness. Brown is said to have previously been convicted in state court for drug distribution offenses, six times between 2008 and 2013.
He was facing state drug charges at the time of this offense.
