Trayvon Kisling, a 21-year-old formerly from Staten Island, New York, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release. The sentencing took place on February 2, 2026, before United States District Judge William K. Sessions III in Burlington, Vermont.
Kisling had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute at least 28 grams of cocaine base and at least 40 grams of fentanyl, as well as possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Court records indicate that between February and March 2023, Kisling worked with others to distribute cocaine base and fentanyl within Vermont. During this period, he possessed significant amounts of drugs. On February 25, 2023, police searched an apartment in Winooski where Kisling had been staying and seized over 134 grams of individually packaged fentanyl, about 74 grams of bulk fentanyl, nearly 180 grams of crack cocaine, and almost 400 grams of powder cocaine. On March 15, during a vehicle stop in Brandon, law enforcement found approximately 450 bags of fentanyl and more than 40 grams of cocaine base in Kisling’s car. Authorities also recovered two firearms from the vehicle during this incident.
First Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan A. Ophardt acknowledged the joint efforts made by several agencies involved in the investigation: “the FBI, the Vermont State Police, the Rutland City Police Department, the New York City Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Winooski Vermont Police Department, Winooski Fire Department and the St. Michaels Fire Department.”
The prosecution was led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Wendy L. Fuller while Richard C. Bothfeld represented Kisling.
