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Sharon Man Gets 11½ Years in Federal Case for Drug Sales Near School

The term follows a May guilty plea, reflecting a middle ground between dueling sentencing recommendations.

Overview

  • U.S. Judge Robert J. Colville imposed the prison sentence Tuesday in the Western District of Pennsylvania.
  • Larry Marrow pleaded guilty on May 19 to selling drugs within 1,000 feet of a Sharon school.
  • Prosecutors said a March–June 2023 investigation focused on a South Oakland Avenue home about 250 feet from Musser Elementary and next to a daycare.
  • A July 2023 search at the residence recovered small amounts of fentanyl and cocaine along with two digital scales.
  • The government urged 188 to 225 months citing prior firearms and drug convictions, including Mercer County cases and a 2013 Youngstown offense, while the defense sought six years.