Virginia man sentenced for heroin distribution

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Virginia man sentenced for heroin distribution

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Aug. 7, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Wilbur Reid, Jr., of Roanoke, Virginia, was sentenced today to 46 months incarceration for possessing heroin, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

Reid, age 42, pled guilty to one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin" in April 2017. Reid admitted to committing the crime in September 2016 in Berkeley County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Anna Z. Krasinski prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Eastern Panhandle Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

Chief U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.

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

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