Columbus Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Geiontay Marshant Hoskins, 27, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced today to 121 months in federal prison for selling methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a playground.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Hoskins, also known as “G” and “Cuddy,” was selling methamphetamine near Overbrook Playground in Wheeling. Investigators searched Hoskins’ motel room in Elm Grove, and seized150 grams of methamphetamine and 56 grams of fentanyl. A subsequent traffic stop on Hoskins’ vehicle recovered nearly $5,000 and the key to the motel room.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Carly Nogay prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

Investigative agencies include the Ohio Valley Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative; the West Virginia State Police; the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office; and the Wheeling Police Department.

U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.