WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA –Denico Anderson, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced today to 30 months of incarceration for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting U.S. Randolph J. Bernard announced.
Anderson, also known as “Tone,” age 23, pleaded guilty in January 2021 to one count of “Distribution of Methamphetamine.” Anderson admitted to selling methamphetamine in September 2019 in Ohio County.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Shawn M. Adkins and Clayton J. Reid prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Ohio Valley Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, which includes the Drug Enforcement Administration, West Virginia State Police, Ohio County Sheriff’s Office, and the Wheeling Police Department, investigated. The U.S. Marshal Service, Columbus Police Department Gang Crimes Unit, the Martins Ferry Police Department, and the Bellaire Police Department also assisted.
U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.
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