Press Release

SOUTH BEND — An Elkhart man will serve 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to distribution of methamphetamine.

Marcus Harris, 40, Elkhart, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty on Wednesday, April 10. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.

According to documents in the case, in April 2023, Harris distributed methamphetamine on several occasions between December 2022 and May 2023. On one occasion, Harris and co-defendant Stephen Johnson sold about one pound of methamphetamine. At the time of their arrest in May 2023, Harris and Johnson brought more than three kilograms of methamphetamine and 250 grams of heroin to a deal, planning to trade for ten kilograms of cocaine.

Johnson was sentenced in February to 24 years of imprisonment and five years of supervised release.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, including the DEA North Central Laboratory with assistance from the Elkhart County Interdiction and Covert Enforcement Unit and the South Bend Police Department. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Joel Gabrielse and Katelan McKenzie Doyle.