Harrison County woman sentenced for meth charge

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Harrison County woman sentenced for meth charge

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on March 4, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Kaylie Marie Jones, of Wallace, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 60 months of incarceration for a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.

Jones, 26, pleaded guilty in February 2021 to one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute More Than Fifty Grams or More of Methamphetamine." Jones admitted to working with others to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine from February 2017 to June 2018 in Harrison County and elsewhere.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew R. Cogar prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Greater Harrison Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives investigated.

Senior U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.

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

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