Martinsburg man sentenced for cocaine distribution

Martinsburg man sentenced for cocaine 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 - Keon DeAngelo Parker, of Martinsburg, West Virginia was sentenced today to 46 months incarceration for cocaine distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Parker, age 25, pled guilty to one count of “Distribution of Cocaine Base Within 1,000 Feet of a Protected Location" in September 2017. Parker admitted to distributing cocaine near Berkeley Heights Elementary School in Berkeley County on Dec. 21, 2015.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Eastern Panhandle Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office 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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