WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Two Youngstown men and an East Liverpool woman were indicted by a grand jury sitting in Elkins on April 18, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.
Daryl “Malik" Walter Hall, age 31, was indicted on one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Cocaine Base," two counts of “Unlawful Use of Communication Facility," one count of “Distribution of Heroin within 1,000 Feet of a Protected Location," and one “Distribution of Cocaine Base within 1,000 Feet of a Protected Location."
Dennis Lee Artis, age 52, was indicted on one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Cocaine Base," one count of “Distribution of Cocaine Base within 1,000 Feet of a Protected Location."
Michelle Green, age 48, was indicted on one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Cocaine Base," two counts of “Distribution of Heroin within 1,000 Feet of a Protected Location," and two counts of “Distribution of Cocaine Base within 1,000 Feet of a Protected Location."
The crimes are alleged to have occurred between August 2016 to April 2017 in Hancock County.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen L. Vogrin is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Hancock/Brooke/Weirton Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.
An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
