HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington woman caught selling heroin
earlier this year pled guilty today to a federal drug charge, announced United
States Attorney Mike Stuart. Shirley
Lacieann Burlile, 27, entered a guilty plea to distributing heroin in federal
court in Huntington. Stuart commended
the investigative efforts of the Huntington FBI Drug Task Force and the Cabell
County Sheriff’s Department.
“Since my first day in office as United States Attorney, I
have made Huntington a priority,” said United States Attorney Mike Stuart. “We have increased our prosecutorial
resources in Huntington to focus on drug traffickers and violent offenders and
have significantly increased the number of defendants prosecuted for such
crimes. We’re succeeding – not winning
yet – and there is no doubt Huntington is a safer city today than the day I
took over as United States Attorney.”
On April 4, 2018, a confidential informant contacted Burlile
and another individual to arrange a purchase of heroin. During the telephone call, the informant was
directed to come to Burlile’s residence located at 4260 U.S. Route 60,
Apartment 7 in Huntington. Shortly
after, Burlile and the other individual met with the informant inside the
residence and Burlile distributed heroin to the informant.
During the plea hearing, Burlile admitted that, from at
least November 2017 to April 2018, she conspired with others to distribute
heroin in the Huntington area. Burlile
also admitted to conducting another heroin deal on April 11, 2018, in
Huntington. Burlile admitted that she
was responsible for the distribution of up to 100 grams of heroin during her
participation in the conspiracy.
Burlile faces up to 20 years in federal prison when she is
sentenced on March 4, 2019.
Assistant United States Attorney Joseph F. Adams is handling
the prosecution. The plea hearing was
held before United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers.
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