BECKLEY, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that Lorenzo Anderson, 32, of Beckley, pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge. Anderson admitted that on Feb. 16, 2015, when a search warrant was executed at his Beckley home, he was in possession of cocaine base with the intent to distribute it.
Anderson faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine. United States District Judge Irene C. Berger scheduled Anderson’s sentencing for Oct. 21, 2015.
The Beckley/Raleigh County Drug and Violent Crime Unit conducted the investigation.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys