Martinsburg man indicted on drug distribution charges

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Martinsburg man was indicted today by a federal grand jury on drug distribution charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Charles Leroy Palmer, III, age 23, was indicted on two counts of “Possession with the Intent to Distribute Heroin,” and one count of “Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base.” 

Palmer is accused of distributing heroin and cocaine base in Jefferson and Berkeley Counties in  June 2017.

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney C. Lydia Lehman, also with the Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The case was investigated by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the Martinsburg City Police Department. 
 
An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.