(South Bend, IN) - A Michigan City man has been sentenced in federal court on drug and firearms charges.

After pleading guilty to possessing with intent to distribute cocaine and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, 51-year-old Demetrius Roberson was sentenced to seven years and four months in federal prison. Following Roberson's prison sentence, he will have three years of supervised release.

According to court documents, between December 2022 and February of last year, Roberson sold cocaine on seven occasions, totaling around two ounces. A search of his home then turned up almost 400 grams of cocaine, one pound of marijuana, two handguns, and over $5,000.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, with assistance from the LaPorte County Drug Task Force, the Michigan City Police Department, the Indiana State Police Laboratory, and the LaPorte County Prosecutor’s Office.