Pontiac man sentenced in West Virginia for federal drug crime

A 30-year-old Pontiac man was sentenced Monday in federal courtroom in West Virginia to 10 years in jail for tried possession with intent to distribute a managed substance, a criminal offense to which he pleaded responsible final June.

Aaron Dequawn Hardy, often known as “Detroit J” and “John,” was additionally sentenced to 5 years of supervised launch as soon as he bought out of jail.

As said in a Division of Justice press launch, in 2023, police carried out a “managed supply” of a bundle to the postal handle in Huntington, West Virginia, found that the bundle contained 2.2 kilos of methamphetamine after which eliminated the medicine earlier than the managed supply. Hardy confirmed up on the handle to choose up the bundle.

Hardy was indicted in 2025 and arrested in Michigan on a federal warrant, courtroom data present.

The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Choose Robert C. Chambers.