A joint investigation by the Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police has led to the arrest of a convicted felon found with multiple firearms, ammunition, and narcotics at a home in West Scranton.
District Attorney Brian Gallagher announced that investigators executed a search warrant at 314 South Main Avenue, where 46-year-old Jerimiah Carmody was taken into custody. Authorities say they recovered four firearms, drug-packaging materials, and a quantity of suspected narcotics inside the residence.
One of the guns was reported stolen from a separate vehicle theft incident in Scranton, investigators said.
Carmody faces multiple felony charges, including possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, possession with intent to deliver, and receiving stolen property. Due to prior felony convictions, he is legally barred from possessing any firearms in Pennsylvania.
DA Gallagher commended the coordinated work between county detectives and the state police’s Troop R Vice Unit, emphasizing law enforcement’s commitment to curbing gun and drug crimes in city neighborhoods.
“This individual lived just one block from a city high school with this level of weaponry,” Gallagher said. “It’s a reminder of why we need continued, proactive enforcement to keep illegal guns and drugs off our streets.”
Authorities say the investigation remains ongoing. All charges are allegations, and Carmody is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.