WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Terri Lea Blankenship, of Wheeling, West Virginia, has admitted to drug distribution, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Blankenship, age 54, pled guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances." Blankenship admitted to working with others to distribute cocaine base or “crack," heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl in Ohio County and elsewhere from September 2018 to June 2019.
Blankenship faces to 20 years incarceration and a fine of up to $1,000,000. 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 Shawn M. Adkins is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Ohio Valley Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.
U.S. Magistrate Judge James P. Mazzone presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
