PORTLAND, Ore. — A North Portland convenience store owner has been sentenced to 13 months in prison after pleading guilty to selling illegal drugs from his business near Dawson Park.
Donald Sharma, 44, was sentenced Wednesday, July 1, 2026, by Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Marshall. Sharma pleaded guilty to one count of Delivery of Heroin and one count of Attempted Delivery of Fentanyl.
Under the sentence, Sharma must report to begin serving his 13-month prison term on Oct. 2, 2026. Sentencing on the attempted fentanyl delivery conviction has been postponed for one year, along with the resolution of additional charges still pending against him.
The case was prosecuted by Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Alexander Garcia and Senior Deputy District Attorney Glen Banfield.
Following the sentencing, Banfield said the conviction reflects the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office’s commitment to protecting neighborhoods and public spaces from drug trafficking.
“Today shows the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office commitment to protecting families where they gather, where they play, where they meet,” Banfield said. “We think it’s very important that we held Mr. Sharma accountable for his actions that endangered the health and welfare of our community, specifically the Elliott Neighborhood community and Dawson Park. We were able to take a drug dealer, a pretty serious drug dealer in that neighborhood off of the streets today.”
According to prosecutors, the investigation began in early 2025 after Portland police received information about drug activity near Dawson Park in North Portland.
Detectives focused their investigation on the Stop N Go Mini Mart, located at 2858 N. Williams Ave., which Sharma owned at the time. His attorney said Sharma has since sold the business.
On March 3, 2025, investigators executed a search warrant at the store.
During the search, officers seized approximately 101 grams of suspected cocaine, 19 grams of suspected heroin, 16 grams of suspected methamphetamine, and 889 suspected fentanyl pills. Detectives also recovered two digital scales with suspected drug residue, plastic packaging materials, razor blades commonly used in drug distribution, and more than $6,000 in cash.
The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office credited the Portland Police Bureau, particularly Detective Christopher McDonald, for their investigation and work that led to Sharma’s conviction.
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