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Harrison County man sentenced for role in heroin distribution operation

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

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – David W. Lipscomb, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to eight months of home confinement to be followed by 28 months of probation for his role in a heroin distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Lipscomb, age 35, pled guilty to one count of “Aiding and Abetting the Distribution of Heroin” in May 2018. Lipscomb admitted to selling heroin in Harrison County on March 15, 2016.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Traci M. Cook prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Greater Harrison Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.
 
Senior U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.

Updated October 11, 2018
Topics
Drug Trafficking
Opioids
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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