CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The final four defendants implicated in
a federal heroin conspiracy were sentenced today, announced United States Attorney
Mike Stuart. Stuart commended the
collaborative investigative efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement
Administration, the Parkersburg Drug Task Force, the West Virginia State
Police, the Wood County Sheriff’s Department, and the Police Departments of the
cities of Parkersburg, Vienna, and Williamstown.
“Teamwork. Partnership. Those two words define the
cooperation of federal, state and local law enforcement in identifying,
arresting, and prosecuting heroin networks like the one that’s now ‘out of
business’ in Wood County,” said United States Attorney Mike Stuart. “Drug thugs and drug traffickers are
diabolical sinister forces that prey on the families and the social fabric of
our communities. We have a sense of
urgency to take down every single drug network and lock up every single drug
dealer as long as possible in the inn they deserve - a federal prison.”
Debra Martin, Sirpritis Williams, and Kennedy Walker of
Parkersburg were sentenced today to 96, 60, and 3 months in prison,
respectively, for guilty pleas each previously entered for their involvement in
a conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. Heather Wells received a sentence of
probation for five years.
All four defendants previously admitted to their involvement
with several other individuals in distributing heroin at various locations
throughout the Parkersburg area. The group was responsible for distributing
between one and three kilograms of heroin.
Assistant United States Attorney John Frail is in charge of
the prosecutions. The plea hearings were held before United States District
Judge Joseph R. Goodwin.
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