HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - An Akron, Ohio man was sentenced to federal prison for a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Martel Trayvelle Easton, 21, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute carfentanil. Easton was also ordered to serve a 5 year term of supervised release following completion of his prison sentence. Carfentanil is a form of fentanyl but 100 times more powerful, and 10,000 times more powerful than morphine. It is used as an elephant tranquilizer, and is commonly mixed with heroin and known on the street as “pink heroin."
“One gram of carfentanil could kill 50,000 people. Easton’s arrest may have saved the lives of nearly 10 million people," said United States Attorney Mike Stuart. “I commend law enforcement for the perilous work they do every single day to remove dangerous drug dealers from our communities."
Easton previously pled guilty to possessing with intent to distribute over 196 grams of carfentanil and admitted that on February 7, 2018, the Huntington Violent Crime and Drug Task Force, along with member of the Huntington Police Department, served a search warrant at 1217 10th Avenue in Huntington after seeing drug trafficking activity from that apartment, which was being used a storage house for drugs. Easton was in the apartment when law enforcement entered and ran out the back door while throwing cash. After a brief struggle, Easton was subdued and arrested. Law enforcement also seized a dealer amount of methamphetamine during the search.
United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Greg McVey handled the prosecution.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
