Berkeley County, WV man convicted of cocaine trafficking

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Thomas Edward King, Jr., 43, of Falling Waters, West Virginia, was convicted of cocaine trafficking today in federal court, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

King sold cocaine in Berkeley County, West Virginia. He pled guilty today to one count of “Distribution of Cocaine Base.”  He faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $1,000,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stephanie Taylor and Paul Camilletti prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble presided.