MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Adam Gunn, II, of Martinsburg,
West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney Bill
Powell announced.
Gunn, age 31, pled guilty to one count of “Distribution of
Cocaine.” Gunn admitted to selling cocaine in Berkeley County in August 2017.
Gunn faces up to 20 years incarceration and a fine of up to
$1,000,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence
imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior
criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Shawn M. Adkins and Lara K.
Omps-Botteicher are prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The
investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the United States Marshals Service,
the Eastern Panhandle Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded
initiative, the Potomac Highlands Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, the
Northwest Virginia Regional Drug & Gang Task Force , the West VirginiaState Police, the Virginia State Police, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office,
the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the Martinsburg Police Department, the
Charles Town Police Department, and the Ranson Police Department. Other
agencies that assisted in the investigation are the Winchester City Police
Department; and Frederick County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office; Pittsylvania
County; Virginia Sheriff’s Office; and the Henry County, Virginia, Sheriff’s
Office.
The investigation was funded in part by the federal
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Program (OCDETF). The OCDETF
program supplies critical federal funding and coordination that allows federal
and state agencies to work together to successfully identify, investigate, and
prosecute major interstate and international drug trafficking organizations and
other criminal enterprises.
Chief U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.
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