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Jefferson County woman admits to cocaine trafficking

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

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Charles Town, West Virginia woman pled guilty today to distributing cocaine, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

Decoley Jones, also known as Decoley White, age 29, pled guilty to one count of “Distribution of a Cocaine Base.” Jones admitted to distributing cocaine in Jefferson County in September 2014.

Jones faces up to 20 years incarceration and a $1,000,000 fine. 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 defendants.

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, investigated.

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

 

Updated June 15, 2017
Topic
Drug Trafficking
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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