CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to distribution of heroin. Donta Hamilton, 30, was charged by a single-count Information in February 2021.
According to the plea agreement and statements made in court, Hamilton admitted that on August 5, 2020, he met a confidential informant working with Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT) in Charleston at a Renaissance Circle apartment and sold the confidential informant approximately 3.5 grams of heroin.
Hamilton faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced on June 16, 2021.
The Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT) conducted the investigation. Senior United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Ryan Blackwell is handling the prosecution.
A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:21-cr-00022.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
