NEW CASTLE, Pa. - A New Castle man has pled guilty to illegal possession of drugs and a firearm according to a Wednesday announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney, Troy Rivetti.

According to a press release, 44-year-old Ricardo Reeves pled guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture containing fentanyl and heroin, as well as quantities of cocaine and cocaine base as well as possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

These incidents occurred in December of 2020.

Reeves is scheduled to be sentenced on August 16 at 9:30 a.m.