MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Ronald Lee Jackson, Jr., 29, of Martinsburg, pled guilty to cocaine trafficking in federal court, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
Jackson sold cocaine in Berkeley County, West Virginia. He pled guilty to one count of “Distribution of Cocaine Base." He faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $1,000,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Taylor, also of the Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
