MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Martinsburg, West Virginia man has admitted to distributing cocaine, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Fenel Baptiste, age 32, pled guilty to one count of “Possession With the Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance." Baptiste admitted to selling crack cocaine in Berkeley County in August 2015.
Baptiste faces up to 20 years incarceration 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.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara K. Omps-Botteicher is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Eastern Panhandle Drug & 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
