Marshall County woman sentenced for drug distribution

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Marshall County 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 Aug. 26, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA -Samantha J. Simmons, of Moundsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 46 months incarceration for methamphetamine distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Simmons, age 28, pled guilty to one count of “Distribution of Methamphetamine" in March 2019. Simmons admitted to selling methamphetamine in June 2018 in Marshall County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Marshall County Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.

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

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