Berkeley County woman sentenced for heroin distribution

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Brandy May, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to three years probation  for her role in a heroin distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

May, age 36, pled guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin” in October 2017. She admitted to conspiring with others to distribute heroin in Berkeley County in February and March 2017.

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney C. Lydia Lehman, also with the Berkeley County Prosecutor’s Office, prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crime Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated

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