Berkeley County man sentenced for heroin charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Richard Ross Valentine, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 41 months incarceration for heroin distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Valentine, age 35, pled guilty one count of “Aiding and Abetting Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin” in June 2018. Valentine admitted to possessing and distributing heroin in September 2017 in Berkeley County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Eastern Panhandle Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Chief U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.