Detroit man sentenced for heroin distribution

Detroit 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 Oct. 29, 2018. It is reproduced in full below.

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Charles Marquis Mitchell, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 46 months incarceration for distributing heroin, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Mitchell, age 26, pled guilty to one count of “Distribution of Heroin within 1,000 feet of a protected location" in April 2018. Mitchell admitted to distributing heroin near a property belonging to West Virginia University in September of 2017 in Monongalia County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda E. Wesley prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Mon Metro Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

Senior U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.

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

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