CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Nicoma L. Knight, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, has admitted to drug distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Knight, age 23, pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Use of Communication Facility." She admitted to using a phone to distribute methamphetamine in June 2018 in Monongalia County.
Knight faces up to four years incarceration and a fine of up to $250,000. 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 Traci M. Cook is prosecuting the cases on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Greater Harrison Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
