Jayden Lyons

LOCK HAVEN — A 20-year-old Lock Haven man was sentenced this week for his involvement in a cocaine by mail scheme.

According to a release from District Attorney Dave Strouse’s office via Crimewatch, Jayden Lyons, of South Highland Street, was sentenced Tuesday by Clinton County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael F. Salisbury for Lyons’ role in a scheme to import cocaine into Clinton County using the U.S. Postal Service.

Ultimately, Lyons entered a guilty plea to possession with intent to deliver 268 grams of cocaine, just under a half pound, according to the release.

On Tuesday, Judge Salisbury sentenced Lyons to a maximum term of incarceration in state prison of 84 months, with parole eligibility after serving two years, the release said.

Pennsylvania State Police, in cooperation with the U.S. Postal Service, conducted the investigation and filed charges in the case.

In late April of 2024, multiple packages were seized by USPS and the state police with confirmed quantities of cocaine, the release said. The packages were marked with return addresses in California, and addressed to another individual at Ontario Avenue in Renovo Borough.

According to the release, police were able to re-package one of the parcels with “sham,” or fake drugs, and tracked the parcel to its intended delivery in Renovo. From there, police observed Lyons retrieve the parcel, place it into a backpack and load it into the trunk of a vehicle.

Lyons then transported the parcel to Fairview Street in Lock Haven, the release said.

Lyons was observed by police then removing the backpack from the vehicle and taking it into a nearby apartment where he opened the parcel. Police then approached and took Lyons into custody.