Harrison County Woman Admits to Methamphetamine Charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Clarksburg, West Virginia woman has admitted to selling hundreds of grams of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. 

Taylor Danielle Jenkins, 32, pled guilty today to possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Jenkins was selling methamphetamine and fentanyl in Harrison County. During two traffic stops, investigators seized more than 800 grams of methamphetamine, 203 grams of fentanyl, three firearms, and $6,006 in cash from Jenkins’ vehicle.

As a part of the plea agreement, Jenkins has agreed to forfeit the three firearms, associated ammunition, and the cash.

Jenkins faces at least 10 years and up to life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine the sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Warner is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.

The Greater Harrison Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated. 

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.

Fentanyl has been designated by President Donald Trump as a weapon of mass destruction due to its extreme lethality which poses a grave threat to public safety, even in trace amounts. This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime, and repel the invasion of illegal immigration.