Four Sentenced for Roles in Morgantown-Area Drug Trafficking Operation

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Four people were sentenced for their involvement in a drug trafficking organization that stretched from Philadelphia to Detroit to Morgantown, West Virginia.

Those sentenced today were:

• Charles Johnson, 33, of Detroit, Michigan, sentenced today to 96 months in federal prison;
• Sandra Tennant, 55, of Morgantown, West Virginia, sentenced to 51 months;
• Stephanie Miller, 48, of Charleston, West Virginia, sentenced to 84 months in federal prison; and
• Jordan Spadafore, 34, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced to five years of probation.

According to court documents, Johnson, Tennant, Miller, and Spadafore were distributors for the operation that was selling methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda Wesley prosecuted the cases on behalf of the government.

This case was investigated by the Mon Metro Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative. The task force consists of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the West Virginia State Police; the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office; the Monongalia County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office; the Morgantown Police Department; the WVU Police Department; the Granville Police Department; and the Star City Police Department.

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.