PITTSBURGH, PA — Sahire Walker, a 45-year-old resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison for his involvement in crack cocaine trafficking and related firearm offenses. This sentencing was announced by United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan and carried out by United States District Judge David Stewart Cercone.
Walker’s sentencing follows his guilty plea for possession of cocaine base with the intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, both committed on June 4, 2020. During the sentencing, it was revealed that Walker had crack cocaine intended for distribution and a loaded pistol in the rental vehicle he was using in the early hours in New Castle. This incident adds to his record of five previous drug trafficking convictions over the last 15 years.
Following his prison term, Walker will be under supervised release for six years. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Craig W. Haller, with the New Castle Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives leading the investigation that resulted in Walker’s conviction and sentence.