(South Bend, IN) - A Pennsylvania man previously arrested in La Porte County on drug charges has been sentenced to federal prison.

In October of 2024, 33-year-old Keisand Santiago-Maldonado was stopped by a Sheriff's deputy for erratic driving on the Indiana Toll Road near Rolling Prairie. After the officer became suspicious of Santiago-Maldonado’s travel story, a search of his rented vehicle was conducted, revealing a brick of cocaine weighing approximately one kilogram wrapped in foil.

In December of last year, following a two-day trial, a federal jury found Santiago-Maldonado guilty of possessing cocaine with intent to distribute.

On Thursday he was sentenced to five years in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release.