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Jefferson County man admits to drug charge

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

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Guillermo Jose Rodriguez, of Charles Town, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Rodriguez, age 25, pled guilty to one count of “Aiding and Abetting Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Hydrochloride.” Rodriguez admitted to possessing and distributing cocaine in Jefferson County in January 2018. 

Rodriguez faces up to 20 years incarceration and a fine of up to $1,000,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble presided.

Updated August 17, 2018

Topic
Drug Trafficking