Eastern Panhandle woman sentenced for drug distribution

Eastern Panhandle woman sentenced for drug distribution

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Jan. 22, 2018. It is reproduced in full below.

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jennifer Gibbs, of Kearneysville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 30 months incarceration for distributing cocaine, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Gibbs, age 31, pled guilty to one count of “Distribution of a Controlled Substance" in September 2017. Gibbs admitted to selling cocaine in November 2016 in Jefferson County, West Virginia.

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney C. Lydia Lehman, also of the Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crimes 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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