MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Five people have been sentenced for their crimes involving fentanyl distribution across the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. * Christopher Arthur Jones, also known as "Smooth," of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 300 months in prison and 15 years of supervised release for racketeering enterprise (RICO) conspiracy and fentanyl distr more PR

BECKLEY, West Virginia, April 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Derrick Lee Hodge, 35, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on February 1, 2023, Hodge sold a controlled substance containing fentanyl to a confidential informant at a Beckley hotel where Hodge was staying. Hodge admitted to the transaction and furth more PR

BECKLEY, West Virginia, April 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Anthony Darnell Deberry, 39, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on May 3, 2023, Deberry sold a controlled substance containing fentanyl to a confidential informant at Deberry's residence in Beckley. Deberry admitted to the transaction and further a more PR