LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. — A Lebanon County man has been sentenced to 90 months in jail for drug trafficking and firearms charges, according to the Department of Justice.
Jorge Roque Jr., 35, was sentenced Sept. 27 to 90 months imprisonment, immediately followed by three years of supervised release.
According to U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Roque was arrested in Lebanon in December of 2021 in connection to a shooting investigation.
At the time of his arrest, Roque was found with methamphetamine, drug-trafficking paraphernalia, a loaded 9-millimeter handgun, and an additional loaded magazine, according to the Department of Justice.
Roque pleaded guilty to the charges underlying the sentence imposed by United State District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson.
This case is also part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.
On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.
