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Berkeley County man indicted on heroin distribution charge

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Berkeley County man was arraigned today after being named in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Martinsburg, West Virginia on May 16, 2017, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

Bradley Markley, age 31, of Hedgesville, West Virginia was indicted on one count of “Distribution of Heroin.” The crime is alleged to have occurred in October 2016 in Berkeley County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Anna Z. Krasinski is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Eastern Panhandle Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, is investigating.

An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Updated June 2, 2017
Topic
Drug Trafficking
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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