Morgantown man sentenced for drug distribution

Morgantown man sentenced for drug distribution

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on March 11, 2020. It is reproduced in full below.

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Ronald Bowser, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 18 months incarceration for drug distribution, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Bowers, age 37, pled guilty to one count of “Aiding and Abetting Distribution of Heroin in Proximity to a Protected Location" in August 2019. Bowers admitted to selling heroin near West Virginia University in July 2018.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda E. Wesley prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Mon Metro Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and the West Virginia State Police investigated.

U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.

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

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