Oregon Man Faces 40 Years for Giving Psychedelic Drugs to High School Students
Yesterday, a Milwaukie, Oregon resident, 22-year-old Jack E. Wagner, pleaded guilty to unlawfully distributing controlled substances, specifically psilocybin, to two West Linn high school students.
The case- part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), was investigated by the West Linn Police Department with assistance from the FBI and Clackamas County Interagency Task Force. PSN is a program where all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve collaborate to reduce violent crime and gun violence.
The West Linn Police Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy on May 26, 2021, aimed at enhancing neighborhood safety. The PSN-based core principles are:
- Fostering community trust and legitimacy,
- Supporting organizations within the local community that seek to prevent violence from occurring in the first place,
- Setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities,
- Measuring the results.
Wagner knowingly distributed psilocybin, a Schedule I controlled substance, and later admitted to also possessing a firearm in connection with the offense.
He now faces a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, or a $2 million fine, and 8 years of supervised release. Scott M. Kerin, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, is prosecuting the case. Sentencing by a U.S. District Judge is expected on August 26.
You can visit the PSN Page on the Justice Department website for more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods.