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Braxton County man sentenced for drug distribution

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

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Joseph Lee Frederick, of Duck, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months incarceration for drug distribution, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Frederick, age 36, pled guilty to one count of “Aiding and Abetting Distribution of Methamphetamine within 1,000 Feet of a Protected Location” in September 2019. Frederick admitted to selling methamphetamine near Gilmer County High School in September 2018.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon S. Flower prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Mountain Region Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force investigated. 

Senior U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.

Updated May 14, 2020
Topic
Drug Trafficking
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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