(South Bend, IN) - Three Michigan City men and an accomplice from Gary have been sentenced in federal court on serious drug charges.

23-year-old Tyler Wood, 24-year-old Clinton Rouse, and 27-year-old Justin Hervey received federal prison sentences of over 10 years each. A 23-year-old from Gary was sentenced to six years. The men were convicted of various crimes in South Bend's U.S. District Court related to fentanyl distribution and firearms.

According to police, the group worked together to sell fentanyl pills throughout Michigan City over a period of about 10 months, between October 2023 and July 2024. They trafficked tens of thousands of pills from a supplier near Detroit, authorities said.

The Michigan City Police Department, the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office, and the LaPorte County Prosecutor’s Office helped federal agents bring this drug ring to an end.