BOSTON – A Springfield, Mass. man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield to possessing a firearm and cocaine possession and distribution.

 

Joshua Garcia, 26, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possessing a firearm if furtherance of drug distribution. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni scheduled sentencing for June 15, 2026. Garcia was charged in March 2025.

Garcia possessed with the intent to distribute drugs and a firearm on Oct. 3, 2024.

 

The charge of possession with intent to distribute cocaine provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million.

 

The charge of possessing a firearm if furtherance of drug distribution provides for a sentence of up to life in prison, five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.

 

Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

 

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in New England; and Colonel Geoffrey D. Noble, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police made the announced today.

 

The case is being prosecuted by Todd E. Newhouse of the Springfield Branch Office.