12 RECREATIONAL AREA IN LOWER CHANCEFORD TOWNSHIP. A FRANKLIN COUNTY MAN WHO CALLED HIMSELF THE BIGGEST PILL DEALER IN CHAMBERSBURG WAS SENTENCED ON DRUG TRAFFICKING MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES. 46 YEAR OLD DAVID DARBY WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON. INVESTIGATORS SAY DARBY BROUGHT IN OXYCODONE PILLS FROM NEW YORK CITY AND RESOLD THEM IN CHAMBERSBURG FROM 2018 TO 2019, AN
Franklin County oxycodone dealer sentenced to life in prison
A Franklin County man who called himself “the biggest pill dealer in Chambersburg” was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.David Darby, 46, was previously convicted by a jury of drug trafficking, money laundering and weapons offenses.Investigators said Darby brought in oxycodone pills from New York City and resold them in the Chambersburg area from 2018 to 2019. He continued to sell drugs while in the York County Prison, investigators said.”This career drug trafficker who prioritized profits over people’s safety will never have another opportunity to inflict harm,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry said. “I am thankful for the collaboration with our federal law enforcement partners, which led to a life sentence for someone who ignored numerous prior opportunities to reform his conduct.”Judge Christopher Conner, who sentenced Darby, noted his criminal history was one of the worst he had seen in 23 years on the bench.That history included multiple criminal convictions for assaulting prison guards. Justice Department officials said Darby was also convicted of delivering fentanyl-laced pills that killed one of his customers in August 2019.
A Franklin County man who called himself “the biggest pill dealer in Chambersburg” was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
David Darby, 46, was previously convicted by a jury of drug trafficking, money laundering and weapons offenses.
Investigators said Darby brought in oxycodone pills from New York City and resold them in the Chambersburg area from 2018 to 2019. He continued to sell drugs while in the York County Prison, investigators said.
“This career drug trafficker who prioritized profits over people’s safety will never have another opportunity to inflict harm,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry said. “I am thankful for the collaboration with our federal law enforcement partners, which led to a life sentence for someone who ignored numerous prior opportunities to reform his conduct.”
Judge Christopher Conner, who sentenced Darby, noted his criminal history was one of the worst he had seen in 23 years on the bench.
That history included multiple criminal convictions for assaulting prison guards. Justice Department officials said Darby was also convicted of delivering fentanyl-laced pills that killed one of his customers in August 2019.