CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Darrin Lawrence Broadnax, 49, of Detroit, Michigan pled guilty to heroin distribution and trafficking today, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
Broadnax pled guilty to “Distribution of Heroin within 1,000 feet of a Protected Location." Specifically, Broadnax sold heroin in January 2015 near an elementary school in Monongalia County, West Virginia. Broadnax also admitted to transporting heroin for redistribution and sale across state lines from Michigan to West Virginia. He faces between one and 40 years in prison and a fine not to exceed $2,000,000. 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.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda E. Wesley prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Mon Metro Drug and Violent Crime Task Force investigated.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
