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Berkeley County woman sentenced for drug charge

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

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Ataiah J. Turner, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to time served for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

 

Turner, also known as “Queen,” 26, pleaded guilty in January 2022 to one count of “Distribution of Fentanyl.” Turner admitted to selling fentanyl in January 2021 in Berkeley County.

 

Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy D. Helman prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Eastern Panhandle Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

 

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

Updated June 6, 2022
Topic
Drug Trafficking
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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