Former Norristown Police Officer Convicted of Drug-Related Felonies

Former Norristown police officer Jack Pennington exited Montgomery County Court in handcuffs after jurors found him guilty of 16 drug-related felonies on Thursday, according to The Times Herald.

Pennington, an Upper Merion resident and former Norristown Police Department Detective Sergeant, was tried for 21 drug-related felonies and found guilty of the following in connection with a drug transaction from the summer of 2012: possession with intent to deliver Percocet; the delivery of a controlled substance; possession with intent to deliver three ounces of crystal methamphetamine.

“You saw the jury really got a capture of what this defendant’s life was like on June 19, 2012, which was trafficking methamphetamine and pills throughout Norristown,” said Assistant District Attorney Nathan Schadler.  “By our calculations, preliminarily, that’s 19 years in mandatory minimum sentences.  We’re very pleased with today’s verdict.”

Defense attorney John I. McMahon Jr. had asked the jury to find Pennington ‘not guilty’ regarding all of the charges.

After the verdict was read, McMahon said that he plans to file an appeal for his client.  “To me, this whole case is very tragic,” McMahon said.

After hearing the verdict Judge William R. Carpenter remanded Pennington to prison to wait for sentencing.