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WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Jewan Kyle, 26, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced today to 44 months in prison for distributing heroin near a local playground, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
An investigation by the Ohio Valley Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, revealed that Kyle sold heroin near Bloch Playground in Wheeling, West Virginia, in February 2013. Kyle, who has multiple prior felony drug convictions, pled guilty in October 2014 to one count of “Distribution of Heroin Within 1000’ of a Protected Location."
United States Attorney Ihlenfeld prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.
Senior U.S. District Judge Frederick P. Stamp presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
