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Jefferson County man indicted heroin distribution charge

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

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Charles Town, West Virginia man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a heroin distribution charge, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

Ryan Jackson, age 39, is charged with one count of “Distribution of Heroin.” Jackson allegedly distributed a mixture of heroin and fentanyl in Jefferson County in October 2016.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Anna Z. Krasinski is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Eastern Panhandle Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, is investigating. 

An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Updated July 26, 2017
Topic
Drug Trafficking
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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