Pennsylvania man sentenced for heroin trafficking

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Pennsylvania man sentenced for heroin trafficking

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Sept. 28, 2015. It is reproduced in full below.

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Timothy Lamon Cavender, Jr., 26, of Duquesne, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for heroin trafficking, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

Cavender was discovered in possession of heroin in December 2014 in Harrison County, West Virginia. He pled guilty in June 2015 to one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin."

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda Wesley and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn Morgan prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Greater Harrison County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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