Watertown Resident Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Attempted Possession of Controlled Substances with the Intent to Distribute

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Stuart Chambers, age 44, of Watertown, New York, was sentenced today to serve 120 months in prison for his attempted possession of methamphetamine and cocaine with intent to distribute. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division, made the announcement.

As part of his prior plea, Chambers admitted that, on January 30, 2024, he travelled to Syracuse from Watertown and purchased what he believed to be one pound of methamphetamine and nine ounces of cocaine, which he intended to distribute. He further admitted that, before he committed this offense, he had previously been convicted in federal court in the Middle District of Pennsylvania of Possessing controlled substances with the intent to distribute.

In addition to the 10-year sentence, Chambers was sentenced to serve an additional 24 months in prison for violating the conditions of supervised release from his prior offense. Senior United States District Court Judge Frederick J. Scullin also ordered Chambers to serve an 8-year term of supervised release following his release from prison.

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigated the case with assistance from Pennsylvania State Police, Metro-Jefferson Drug Task Force, and New York State Police Special Investigations Unit - Syracuse. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica N. Carbone prosecuted the case.