“He has been involved with crime for decades, and did significant state prison time for attempted murder. “This defendant was a significant drug dealer in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood, spreading addiction, despair, and potentially deadly fentanyl throughout our community,” said Acting U.S. Zilly ordered McKnight to also pay a $36,000 fine and serve five years of supervised release following prison.
The case stemmed from a 6-month investigation in 2017 by the Seattle Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration, of significant drug trafficking in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood. At the sentencing hearing, U.S. Clyde McKnight was convicted May 21, 2021, of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, and two counts of being a felon in possession of firearms, following a 5-day jury trial. District Court in Seattle to 13 years in prison for drug and gun crimes announced Acting United States Attorney Tessa M. Seattle – A 51-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S.
