CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Raimonte Gordon Gaston and Tayshawn Natel Blair, both of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, were indicted by a federal grand jury today on heroin and fentanyl distribution charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Gaston, also known as “Boog," Barkley Boo," Barkley," and Ray," age 27, and Blair, also known as “Tay," are each charged with one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Heroin and Fentanyl," one count of “Aiding and Abetting the Distribution of Heroin," and one count of “Aiding and Abetting Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin and Fentanyl." The men are accused of working together to distribute heroin and fentanyl in Harrison County and elsewhere from September 2018 to January 2019.
Gaston and Blair each face up to 20 years incarceration and a fine of up to $1,000,000 for each count. 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 Shawn M. Adkins is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Greater Harrison Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and the Bridgeport Police Department investigated.
An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
